The Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: I. Adagio. Allegro vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:38
• 2
  String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: II. Adagio non lento

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:53
• 3
  String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: III. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:43
• 4
  String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: IV. Presto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  9:05
• 5
  Fugue, Op. 81 No. 4: A tempo ordinario

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:57
• 6
  String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12: I. Adagio non troppo. Allegro non tardante

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:47
• 7
  String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12: II. Canzonetta: Allegretto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:55
• 8
  String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12: III. Andante espressivo

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:57
• 9
  String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12: IV. Molto allegro e vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:51
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: I. Allegro assai appassionato

  Felix Mendelssohn
  10:29
• 2
  String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: II. Scherzo: Allegro di molto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:06
• 3
  String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: III. Andante

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:05
• 4
  String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2: IV. Presto agitato

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:27
• 5
  String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: I. Allegro vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  12:27
• 6
  String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: II. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:05
• 7
  String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: III. Adagio non troppo

  Felix Mendelssohn
  8:11
• 8
  String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3: IV. Molto allegro con fuoco

  Felix Mendelssohn
  8:23
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1: I. Molto allegro vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  12:50
• 2
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1: II. Menuetto: Un poco allegretto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:33
• 3
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1: III. Andante espressivo ma con moto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:25
• 4
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1: IV. Presto con brio

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:04
• 5
  Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 No. 3: Andante con moto - Allegro fugato, assai vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:52
• 6
  String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80: I. Allegro vivace assai

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:18
• 7
  String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80: II. Allegro assai

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:24
• 8
  String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80: III. Adagio

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:43
• 9
  String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80: IV. Finale: Allegro molto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:30
• 10
  Tema con variazioni (Andante) in E major, Op. 81 No. 1: Andante sostenuto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:38
• 11
  Scherzo in A minor, Op. 81 No. 2: Allegro leggiero

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:25
• CD 4
• 1
  Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco

  Felix Mendelssohn
  13:40
• 2
  Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20: II. Andante

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:46
• 3
  Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20: III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:14
• 4
  Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20: IV. Presto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:45
• 5
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): I. Allegro moderato

  Felix Mendelssohn
  8:42
• 6
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): II. Adagio non troppo

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:14
• 7
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): III. Minuetto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:51
• 8
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): IV. Fuga

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:04

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Release credits

• Da-Hong Seetoo
  producer
• David Finckel
  cello [1.1-9, 3.1-11, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-8, 2.1-8]
• Emerson String Quartet
  string quartet
• Eugene Drucker
  violin [2.1-8, 1.1-9, 3.1-11, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-8]
• Lawrence Dutton
  viola [4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-8, 2.1-8, 3.1-11, 1.1-9]
• Philip Setzer
  violin [3.1-11, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-8, 1.1-9, 2.1-8]

Issues

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  The Complete String Quartets

  4x CD
  11 January 2005