String Quintets opp. 18 & 87

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Jaime Laredo & Ani Kavafian & Heiichiro Ohyama & Kim Kashkashian & Sharon Robinson

String Quintets opp. 18 and 87 are a pair of chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1826 and 1845 respectively. Rooted in early Romantic chamber music, the quintets employ lyrical themes, close contrapuntal writing and expanded string sonorities with an added instrument, illustrating Mendelssohn's evolution from his youthful, classically inflected style to a more mature, expansive approach late in his career.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quintet No.1 in A major, Op. 18: I. Allegro con moto
    10:14
  2. 2.
    String Quintet No.1 in A major, Op. 18: II. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto
    8:44
  3. 3.
    String Quintet No.1 in A major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo: Allegro di molto
    4:20
  4. 4.
    String Quintet No.1 in A major, Op. 18: IV. Allegro vivace
    6:04
  5. 5.
    String Quintet No.2 in B-flat major, Op. 87: I. Allegro vivace
    10:22
  6. 6.
    String Quintet No.2 in B-flat major, Op. 87: II. Andante scherzando
    4:46
  7. 7.
    String Quintet No.2 in B-flat major, Op. 87: III. Adagio e lento
    10:15
  8. 8.
    String Quintet No.2 in B-flat major, Op. 87: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    5:49

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