String Octet, op. 20

String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, is a chamber work for eight strings composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1825. The work melds Classical forms with early Romantic melodic invention and virtuosic string writing, characterised by bright textures, intricate counterpoint and agile scherzo passages, and it exemplifies Mendelssohn's early development in applying orchestral thinking to chamber ensembles.