String Quartets, op. 44 nos. 1, 2

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Cecilia String Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 44 Nos. 1 and 2 are two string quartets by Felix Mendelssohn, published in 1838. They exemplify Mendelssohn's Romantic chamber style, blending Classical formal clarity with lyrical melodic writing, agile textures and contrapuntal detail, and represent part of his mature chamber output in the late 1830s within the Romantic string quartet tradition.
First released: October 2015

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: I. Molto allegro vivace
    9:38
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: II. Menuetto: Un poco allegretto
    5:14
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: III. Andante espressivo ma con moto
    5:23
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: IV. Presto con brio
    7:23
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: I. Allegro assai appassionato
    7:41
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: II. Scherzo: Allegro di molto
    4:00
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: III. Andante
    5:44
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: IV. Presto agitato
    7:15

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