The Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): I. Allegro moderato

  Felix Mendelssohn
  9:12
• 2
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): II. Adagio non troppo

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:24
• 3
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): III. Minuetto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:44
• 4
  String Quartet in E-flat major (1823): IV. Fuga

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:47
• 5
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 12: I. Adagio non troppo — Allegro non tardante

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:28
• 6
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 12: II. Canzonetta: Allegretto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:00
• 7
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 12: III. Andante espressivo

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:07
• 8
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 12: IV. Molto Allegro e vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:59
• 9
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 80: I. Allegro vivace assai

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:12
• 10
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 80: II. Allegro assai

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:50
• 11
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 80: III. Adagio

  Felix Mendelssohn
  8:05
• 12
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 80: IV. Finale: Allegro molto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:17
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 13: I. Adagio — Allegro vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  8:11
• 2
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 13: II. Adagio non lento

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:28
• 3
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 13: III. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  4:45
• 4
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 13: IV. Presto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  10:02
• 5
  String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: I. Molto Allegro vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  9:27
• 6
  String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: II. Menuetto: Un poco Allegretto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:04
• 7
  String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: III. Andante espressivo ma con moto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:08
• 8
  String Quartet in D major, op. 44 no. 1: IV. Presto con brio

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:50
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: I. Allegro assai appassionato

  Felix Mendelssohn
  10:18
• 2
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: II. Scherzo: Allegro di molto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:52
• 3
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: III. Andante

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:23
• 4
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 no. 2: IV. Presto agitato

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:46
• 5
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 3: I. Allegro vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  9:05
• 6
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 3: II. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:43
• 7
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 3: III. Adagio non troppo

  Felix Mendelssohn
  8:37
• 8
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 3: IV. Molto Allegro con fuoco

  Felix Mendelssohn
  8:38
• 9
  Andante in E major, op. 81 no. 1

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:08
• 10
  Scherzo in A minor, op. 81 no. 2

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:28
• 11
  Capriccio in E minor, op. 81 no. 3

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:15
• 12
  Fugue in E-flat major, op. 81 no. 4

  Felix Mendelssohn
  5:20

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The Complete String Symphonies / Concerto for Violin and Strings in D minor 2021

Symphony no. 4 "Italian"

Symphony no. 4 "Italian" 2018

Sacred Choral Works

Sacred Choral Works 2011

String Quartets nos. 2, 3 and 4

String Quartets nos. 2, 3 and 4 2009

Release credits

• Bill Maylone
  engineer
• Brandon Vamos
  cello
• Judith Sherman
  engineer, producer
• Masumi Per Rostad
  viola
• Sigurbjorn Bernhardsson
  violin
• Simin Ganatra
  violin

Issues

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  The Complete String Quartets

  3x CD
  26 April 2005