Browse: Mendelssohn (composer), String Quartets
This page lists all recordings composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47).
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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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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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Kathleen Parlow: the Complete Hmv & Columbia Recordings Kathleen Parlow, Charles Adams Prince, CBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Ernest Macmillan, Geoffrey Waddington
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Adolf Busch & The Busch Quartet: The Complete Warner Recordings
RecommendedAdolf Busch (violin)
The Busch Quartet
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Historic non-vocal
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Building a Library, January 2017, Recommended recording (historic/mono)
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