Work Title
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String Quintet No.2
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Alternative. Title
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Quintett für 2 Violinen, 2 Violen und Violoncell
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Name Translations
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Quintette pour cordes nº 2; String Quintet No. 2; 弦楽五重奏曲第2番 (メンデルスゾーン)
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Authorities
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Wikipedia
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Composer
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Mendelssohn, Felix
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.87 ; MWV R 33
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFM 163
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Key
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B-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- Allegro vivace (372 bars)
- Andante scherzando (G minor, 103 bars)
- Adagio e lento (D minor, 102 bars) - attacca
- Allegro molto vivace (208 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1845 July 8*
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First Publication.
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1850 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel / London: Ewer*
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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30 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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2 violins, 2 violas, cello
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide This article contains a detailed analysis of the 1st and 3rd movts: Mendelssohn’s “Late Style”: Form, Texture, and Sonority in the Final Chamber Works by Benedict Taylor The Musical Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 1-2, Spring-Summer 2023, Pages 76–122, https://doi.org/10.1093/musqtl/gdad004
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Extra Information
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[more...] *Completed July 8 1845, Soden according to Todd, "Mendelssohn: A Life in Music" (p.496). Wehner's MWV catalog cites a letter from June 1845 mentioning rapid work on the piece. First publication by Breitkopf und Härtel noted in Monatsbericht (1851), p.23. Probably issued in late 1850 (per MWV catalog).
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