The String Quartet in E-flat major is an early work composed by

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

in 1823 but not published until 1879. The quartet was not assigned an opus number and is not numbered.

Movements

Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements: # Allegro moderato # Adagio non troppo # Menuetto and Trio # Fuga A typical performance lasts just under 24 minutes.

External links

* * (Review of several recordings of the complete Mendelssohn string quartets including a movement by movement analysis of the 1823 quartet.) String quartets by Felix Mendelssohn 1823 compositions Compositions in E-flat major Compositions by Felix Mendelssohn published posthumously {{chamber-composition-stub