String Octet, Op.20 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Berlin: 15 October 1825

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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke. (1874-77); Serie V, No.19.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874. Plate M.B. 19.
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Vienna: Universal Edition n.d. Plate U.E. 880

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General Information

Work Title Octet for Strings in E♭, Op.20
Alternative Title
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue Number Op.20
Key E♭ major
Number of Movements/Sections 4
Year/Date of Composition 1825
Genre Octet
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
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Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet for strings in E♭ major, Op. 20 was composed in the fall of 1825 at the remarkably young age of 16.
The work is comprised of four movements:

  1. Allegro moderato con fuoco
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
  4. Presto
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