Quintettes à cordes No. 1 Op. 18 en la majeur - No 2 Op. 87 en si bémol majeur

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Quatuor Viotti & Gérard Caussé

The String Quintets No. 1 in A major, Op. 18, and No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87 are chamber works by Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1826 and 1845 respectively. Musically they range from the Op. 18's early lyricism rooted in classical forms to the Op. 87's more expansive Romantic harmony and denser textures from the additional viola, reflecting Mendelssohn's development in ensemble writing and structural complexity.