String Quartet No. 1 (Mendelssohn)
- String Quartet No. 1 (Mendelssohn)
The String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1829, completed in London on September 14th (though begun in Berlin) and possibly dedicated to Betty Pistor, a neighbor and the daughter of a Berlin astronomer. [cite web|last=Cookson|first=Michael|title=Comparative Review of Recordings of Mendelssohn's Quartets|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2005/July05/Mendelsson_Quartets_comparative.htm|accessdate=2007-10-26] [cite book|last=Todd|first=R. Larry|title=Mendelssohn and His World|date=1991|location=Princeton, N.J.|publisher=Princeton University Press|pages=265-266|isbn=0-691-09143-9|accessdate=2007-10-26]
Movements
Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements:
# Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
# Canzonetta: Allegretto in G minor
# Andante espressivo
# Molto allegro e vivace
A typical performance lasts just under 25 minutes.
External links
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