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 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:
- Adagio non troppo– Allegro non tardante
- Canzonetta: Allegretto, in G minor
- Andante espressivo, in B-flat major
- 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
- ^ Cookson, Michael. "Comparative Review of Recordings of Mendelssohn's Quartets". Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ISBN 0-691-09143-9.
External links
- String Quartet No. 1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project