The String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major,
Op. 44, No. 3, was composed by
Felix Mendelssohn in 1837–1838 and completed on February 6, 1838.
The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the
Crown Prince of Sweden
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.
Movements
Like all of Mendelssohn's
string quartets
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, this work has four
movements
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:
#
Allegro vivace
#
Scherzo
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: Assai leggiero vivace
# Adagio non troppo
# Molto allegro con fuoco
A typical performance lasts around 35 minutes.
Robin Wildstein Garvin has suggested that the
slow movement belongs to the 'religious adagio type', deriving from
organ pieces that aimed to inspire religious contemplation through a devotional atmosphere.
It follows a
ternary form
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with a new
theme
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presented in the B section.
References
External links
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String quartets by Felix Mendelssohn
1838 compositions
Compositions in E-flat major
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