String Quartet No.4, Op.44 No.2 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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William (2007/7/29)

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 6
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1875. Plate M.B. 25.
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Editor Ernst Herttrich (b. 1942)
Publisher. Info. Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1998. Plate HN 9443.
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Editor Joseph Joachim (1831–1907)
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Publisher. Info. Mendelssohn's Werke, Kammermusik für Streich-Instrumente.
Berlin: N. Simrock, 1876. Plate 7477.
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Publisher. Info. Quartette für 2 Violinen, Bratsche, und Violoncell, Opp.12, 13, 44, 80, 81
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Morel (2010/4/21)

Arranger Friedrich Brissler (1818–1893)
Publisher. Info. Quartette für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1876]. Plate V.A. 178.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 6046.
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Caprotti (2012/12/3)

Editor Ivan Karlovich Cherlitsky (1799–1867), as Jean Tscherlitzky
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1861). Plate 10225.
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Feduol (2024/2/9)

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Work Title String Quartet No.4
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Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.44 No.2
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFM 159
Key E minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro assai appassionato (282 bars)
  2. Scherzo. Allegro di molto (E major) (244 bars)
  3. Andante (G major) (83 bars)
  4. Presto agitato (515 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1837
First Performance. 1837-11-19 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1839 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Dedication Crown Prince of Sweden (Oscar I (1799–1859))
Average DurationAvg. Duration 26 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
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