String Quartets op. 80, opp. 12 & 13

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Tippett Quartet

String Quartets Op. 80, Opp. 12 & 13 is an album of chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, comprising string quartets composed between 1829 and 1847. The music exemplifies Mendelssohn's Romantic chamber style, rooted in classical forms with lyrical melodies, contrapuntal clarity and varied textures, with Op.80 representing his late, more intense harmonic language while Opp.12 and Opp.13 reflect his earlier, more classically inflected lyricism.

String Quartets op. 80, opp. 12 & 13 by Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: April 2018

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1.
Quartet, op. 80 in F minor: I. Allegro vivace assai
6:57
2.
Quartet, op. 80 in F minor: II. Allegro assai
4:48
3.
Quartet, op. 80 in F minor: III. Adagio
8:05
4.
Quartet, op. 80 in F minor: IV. Finale: Allegro molto
5:13
5.
Quartet, op. 12 in E-flat major: I. Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
7:44
6.
Quartet, op. 12 in E-flat major: II. Canzonetta: Allegretto
3:28
7.
Quartet, op. 12 in E-flat major: III. Andante espressivo
4:27
8.
Quartet, op. 12 in E-flat major: IV. Molto allegro e vivace
7:42
9.
Quartet, op. 13 in A major: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
7:55
10.
Quartet, op. 13 in A major: II. Adagio non lento
8:31
11.
Quartet, op. 13 in A major: III. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
4:47
12.
Quartet, op. 13 in A major: IV. Presto – Adagio non lento
9:56