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.

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References

"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 (IMSLP)
Performance by the Belcea Quartet from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

Felix Mendelssohn

Vocal

Stage	A Midsummer Night's Dream Antigone Die beiden Neffen Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde Die Hochzeit des Camacho
Sacred	Oratorio: St. Paul / Paulus Elijah / Elias Christus Other: Psalm 42 Lobgesang (Symphony No. 2) Verleih uns Frieden Hear My Prayer Lord, have mercy upon us Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (Psalm 100)
Other	Die erste Walpurgisnacht "On Wings of Song" Festgesang Festgesang an die Künstler

Orchestral

Symphony	13 String Symphonies No. 1 No. 2 (symphony-cantata Lobgesang) No. 3 (Scottish) No. 4 (Italian) No. 5 (Reformation)
Concerto	Violin and Strings Violin Piano, Violin and Strings Piano: No. 1 – No. 2 Two Pianos: in E major – in A♭ major
Other	Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage The Hebrides Die schöne Melusine Wedding March

Chamber

String quartet	String Quartet in E♭ major No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Four pieces for string quartet
Other	Violin Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 Viola Sonata Cello Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 Assai tranquillo for cello and piano Clarinet Sonata Piano Trio: in C minor – No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Quartet: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 String Quintet: No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Sextet String Octet

Solo

Piano: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) – Variations sérieuses
Organ: Six Organ Sonatas

People

Daniel Itzig (mother's side great-grandfather)
Moses (father's side grandfather)
Abraham (father)
Fanny and Rebecka (sisters)
Paul (son)

Other

Chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn
String quartets	String Quartet No. 1 in E♭ major String Quartet No. 2 in A minor String Quartet No. 3 in D major String Quartet No. 4 in E minor String Quartet No. 5 in E♭ major String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Four Pieces for String Quartet 12 Fugues for String Quartet String Quartet in E♭ major
String quintets and octets	String Quintet No. 1 in A major String Quintet No. 2 in B♭ major Octet in E♭ major
String sonatas	Cello Sonata No. 1 in B♭ major Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major Viola Sonata in C minor Violin Sonata in F minor 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 Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor Piano Quartet in D minor (1821) Piano Sextet in D major
Works for clarinet	Clarinet Sonata in E♭ major Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor
List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn

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