Four Pieces for String Quartet (Mendelssohn)

Four Pieces for String Quartet (Mendelssohn)

Felix Mendelssohn composed four pieces for string quartet in the last few years of his life from 1843 to 1847, which were published together shortly before his death as Op. 81:

# Andante in E major
# Scherzo in A minor
# Capriccio in E minor
# Fugue in E flat major

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • String Quartets (Mendelssohn) — Felix Mendelssohn wrote six numbered string quartets which were published during his lifetime:*String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12 composed in 1829 *String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 composed in 1827 *String Quartet No. 3 in D… …   Wikipedia

  • List of string quartet composers — Born before 1800= *Giovanni Battista Sammartini (ca. 1700 ndash;1775): wrote several quartets though as with many early works for the medium some of these could be played equally by a small string orchestra. *Christian Cannabich (1731 ndash;1798) …   Wikipedia

  • String quartet — A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in… …   Wikipedia

  • Quatre pièces pour quatuor à cordes (Mendelssohn) — Quatre pièces pour quatuor sont quatre pièces composées pour quatuor à cordes par Felix Mendelssohn les dernières années de sa vie, entre 1843 et 1847. Elles sont publiées peu après sa mort avec le numéro d opus 81 : Andante en Mi majeur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn — Portrait of Mendelssohn by the English miniaturist James Warren Childe (1778–1862), 1839 This is a list of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn …   Wikipedia

  • Felix Mendelssohn — …   Wikipedia

  • Octet (Mendelssohn) — The first four measures (click to enlarge). The first violin has the melody and the violas parts are syncopated. Felix Mendelssohn s Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 was composed in the autumn of 1825 (completed on October 15)[1 …   Wikipedia

  • List of compositions for viola — This article lists compositions written for the viola. The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument: viola solo, viola and piano, viola and orchestra, ensemble of violas, etc. Catalogue number, date of composition and… …   Wikipedia

  • Chamber music — For other uses, see Chamber music (disambiguation). Frederick the Great plays a flute concert in his summer palace Sanssouci; painting by Adolph Menzel Chamber music is a form o …   Wikipedia

  • Paganini Quartet — A program from the first concert of the Paganini Quartet at the Library of Congress in 1946. The first three string quartets of Beethoven were performed. The Paganini Quartet was a virtuoso string quartet founded by its first violinist, Henri… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”