String Quartet No. 4 (Mendelssohn)

The String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1837, and revised in 1839.^[1]

This work was premièred on 29 October 1837 at Leipzig with great success, and published as a full score in 1840.^[2] The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the Crown Prince of Sweden.^[3] While Mendelssohn's first and second quartet were written under the influence of Beethoven, Op.44 exhibits a clear sprouting of the composer's originality in style.^[1]

Movements

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

Allegro assai appassionato
Scherzo: Allegro di molto
Andante
Presto agitato

A typical performance just under 30 minutes.

References

1 2 "Booklet for Hyperion CDS44051/3, Mendelssohn String Quartets" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-01-07.
↑ Momma, Naomi (1980). 最新名曲解説全集第12巻室内楽曲II. 音楽之友社.
↑ "IMSLP, String Quartet No.4, Op.44 No.2 (Mendelssohn, Felix)". Retrieved 2014-01-11.

External links

String Quartet No. 4: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Performance by the Belcea Quartet from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

Chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn

String quartets	String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12 String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1 String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3 String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 12 Fugues for String Quartet (1821) String Quartet in E-flat major (1823)

String quintets and octets	String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18 String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87 Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

String sonatas	Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 45 Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 Viola Sonata in C minor (1823-4) Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 Violin Sonata in F major (1820) Violin Sonata in F major (1838)

Piano trios, quartets and sextets	Piano Trio in C minor (1820) Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2 Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3 Piano Quartet in D minor (1821) Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110

Works for clarinet	Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major (1824) Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113 Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor, Op. 114

List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn

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