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String Quartet in E-flat major (1823; Mendelssohn)

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The String Quartet in E-flat major is an early work composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1823 but not published until 1879. The quartet was not assigned an opus number and is not numbered.

Movements

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Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements:

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio non troppo
  3. Menuetto and Trio
  4. Fuga

A typical performance lasts just under 24 minutes.

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  • Anderson, Keith (2010). "Liner Notes - Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartets, Vol. 3, Naxos 8.570003". Naxos Records. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  • Cookson, Michael (5 July 2005). "MENDELSSOHN: The complete quartets, a comparative review". Musicweb. Retrieved July 25, 2013. (Review of several recordings of the complete Mendelssohn string quartets including a movement by movement analysis of the 1823 quartet.)