String_Quartet_No._1_(Mendelssohn)

String Quartet No. 1 (Mendelssohn)

String Quartet No. 1 (Mendelssohn)

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The String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1829, completed in London on September 14 (though begun in Berlin) and possibly dedicated to Betty Pistor, a neighbor and the daughter of a Berlin astronomer.[1][2]

Movements

Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements:

  1. Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
  2. Canzonetta: Allegretto, in G minor
  3. Andante espressivo, in B-flat major
  4. Molto allegro e vivace, in C minor until a return to E-flat major (and the first movement's material) in the coda

A typical performance lasts just under 25 minutes.

References

  1. [1]
    Cookson, Michael. "Comparative Review of Recordings of Mendelssohn's Quartets". Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  2. [2]
    Todd, R. Larry (1991). Mendelssohn and His World. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0-691-09143-9.


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