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Special offer. Mendelssohn: The String Quartets

Emerson String Quartet (string quartet), Eugene Drucker (speaker)

Mendelssohn: The String Quartets

Special offer. Mendelssohn: The String Quartets

Emerson String Quartet (string quartet), Eugene Drucker (speaker)

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Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Work length29:12
1. Adagio; Allegro vivace
Track length7:38
2. Adagio non lento
Track length7:53
3. Intermezzo; Allegretto con moto
Track length4:43
4. Presto
Track length8:58
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Four pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
Work length4:50
4. Fuga
Track length4:50
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12
Work length23:30
1. Adagio non troppo; Allegro non tardante
Track length7:47
2. Canzonetta: Allegretto
Track length3:55
3. Andante espressivo
Track length3:57
4. Molto allegro e vivace
Track length7:51
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2
Work length27:00
1. Allegro assai appassionato
Track length10:29
2. Scherzo. Allegro di molto
Track length4:06
3. Andante
Track length6:05
4. Presto agitato
Track length6:20
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3
Work length33:06
1. Allegro vivace
Track length12:27
2. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace
Track length4:05
3. Adagio non troppo
Track length8:11
4. Molto allegro con fuoco
Track length8:23
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1
Work length30:45
1. Molto allegro vivace
Track length12:50
2. Menuetto. Un poco allegro
Track length5:33
3. Andante espressivo ma con moto
Track length5:25
4. Presto con brio
Track length6:57
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Four pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
Work length5:45
3. Capriccio
Track length5:45
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Work length23:48
1. Allegro vivace assai
Track length7:18
2. Allegro assai
Track length4:24
3. Adagio
Track length6:43
4. Finale: Allegro molto
Track length5:23
Excerpt,Mendelssohn: Four pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
Work length9:03
1. Tema con Variazione
Track length5:38
2. Scherzo
Track length3:25
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
Work length30:18
1. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
Track length13:40
2. Andante
Track length6:46
3. Scherzo (Allegro leggierissimo)
Track length4:14
4. Presto
Track length5:38
Mendelssohn: String Quartet In E Flat Major, MWV R18
Work length23:49
1. Allegro moderato
Track length8:42
2. Adagio non troppo
Track length5:14
3. Minuetto - Trio - Minuetto
Track length5:51
4. Fuga
Track length4:02
Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Quartets - Introduction
Work length1:03
  • Eugene Drucker (speaker)
  • Recorded: 2004-11-22
  • Recording Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Mendelssohn: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's The First Quartet: "A Conversation Among Equals"
Work length1:21
Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Op. 81: The Fuge In E Flat Major
Work length2:26
Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Op. 12 & 13: The Influence Of Beethoven's Late Quartets
Work length8:47
Mendelssohn: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Capriccio: "Lyrical Outpourings" And The Concerto Grosso Style
Work length1:24
Mendelssohn: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Op. 44, No.2: The Mature Mendelssohn - "Melodic Arcs, Agitatos, And Natural Balance In Every Phrase"
Work length3:28
Mendelssohn: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Op. 44, No.3: The Mature Mendelssohn - "Brilliant Intricacy..."
Work length3:36
Mendelssohn: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Op. 44, No.1: The Mature Mendelssohn - "... and Buoyant Virtuosity"
Work length2:27
Mendelssohn: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Op. 80: "Obsessive Grief"
Work length4:34
Mendelssohn: Eugen Drucker On Mendelssohn's Op. 81: Andante And Scherzo: "Peace Of Mind Restored And Youthful Joy Rediscovered"
Work length3:43
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