Browse: Chamber, Quartets, Mendelssohn (composer)
This page lists all classical by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47), in genre: Chamber » Quartets.
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the Quatuor Ebène matches and in some respects exceeds [its] rivals in the commitment and physical impact of its playing...[and] employs the widest possible range of timbres and articulations... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th January 2013
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2013, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Chamber Award Winner
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The Takács Quartet has sustained an admiring following through its changes of personnel down the years, and their exceptional precision of tuning and ensemble, especially at full-tilt Mendelssohnian... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th November 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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There are many versions of the Beethoven to choose from, yet this performance stands tall among them, an interpretation that balances introspection and drama, wisdom and freshness. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Finalist - Chamber
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The Van Kuijk marry high technical polish (tuning and ensemble virtually flawless), close attention to Mendelssohn’s detailed markings and a spirit of youthful, spontaneous ardour. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Editor's Choice
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Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet; Piano Quartet; Piano Trio RecommendedKaleidoscope Chamber Collective
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective continue to go from strength to strength. Their explorations of neglected repertoire from marginalised groups are not merely a much-needed contribution to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th July 2022
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Both [Op. 44 quartets] have long first movements – genial in the D major, more plangent and yearning in the E minor - and it’s a measure of the performances that they capture these moods with... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, Chamber Choice
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Op. 44/3 is the longest of the quartets, and the outer movements can sometimes come across as prolix. The Doric’s performance steers clear of this trap – again through the controlled variety... — More…
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Chamber
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lean-toned, fiery, ever responsive to Mendelssohn’s distinctive brand of restlessness and agitation, yet never short-changing the pools of mystery and tenderness in, say, the outer movements... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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a real winner on all counts - the individual players are hugely impressive when required to step into the spotlight, and the intensity of the collective sound in tutti passages is overwhelming... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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assurance and engagement are fully evident here, and it's not just in the response to the variety of tone and timbre asked for, but in the care over intonation - always a potential problem in... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, November 2018, Also Recommended
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Musique de Chambre
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