String Quartets
Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Eroica Quartet
String Quartets is a set of chamber works by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1827 and 1847. The quartets combine Classical forms and clear-textured writing with Romantic-era melodic warmth and contrapuntal craftsmanship, representing Mendelssohn's development in chamber music and his role in bridging late Classical traditions to early Romantic sensibilities.
First released: 1999
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- 1.Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12: Adagio non troppo / Allegro non tardante7:48
- 2.Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12: Canzonetta3:58
- 3.Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12: Andante espressivo4:12
- 4.Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 12: Molto allegro e vivace8:16
- 5.Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: Adagio / Allegro vivace7:54
- 6.Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: Adagio non lento7:37
- 7.Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: Intermezzo4:39
- 8.Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13: Presto8:55
- 9.Quartet in E-flat, op. posthumous: Allegro moderato9:32
- 10.Quartet in E-flat, op. posthumous: Adagio non troppo6:01
- 11.Quartet in E-flat, op. posthumous: Minuetto5:18
- 12.Quartet in E-flat, op. posthumous: Fuga3:48
