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Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn was a Germany composer, pianist, organist and conducting of the early Romantic music period....
 wrote six numbered string quartet
String quartet

A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments — usually two violins, a viola and cello — or a piece written to be performed by such a group....
s which were published during his lifetime:



Mendelssohn also wrote another quartet in E flat major
String Quartet in E flat major (1823) (Mendelssohn)

The String Quartet in E flat major was an early work composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1823 but was not published until 1879. The quartet is was not assigned an opus number and is not numbered....
 at the age of 14, just after he had composed his 13 string symphonies. However, the quartet was never published in his lifetime and so was never assigned an opus number
Opus number

Opus, from the Latin word opus meaning "work", is usually used in the sense of "a work of art".The Latin plural of opus, "opera", is used to refer to the genre of music drama ....
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Mendelssohn's first two numbered quartets were published out of order, whilst his next three quartets were published together as Op.






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Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn was a Germany composer, pianist, organist and conducting of the early Romantic music period....
 wrote six numbered string quartet
String quartet

A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments — usually two violins, a viola and cello — or a piece written to be performed by such a group....
s which were published during his lifetime:

  • String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12
    String Quartet No. 1 (Mendelssohn)

    The String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Opus number. 12, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1829, completed in London on September 14th and possibly dedicated to Betty Pistor, a neighbor and the daughter of a Berlin astronomer....
     composed in 1829
  • String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
    String Quartet No. 2 (Mendelssohn)

    The String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Opus number. 13, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1827. Written when he was 18 years old, it was Mendelssohn's second string quartet....
     composed in 1827
  • String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1
    String Quartet No. 3 (Mendelssohn)

    The String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Opus number. 44, No. 1, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1838. The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden....
     composed in 1838
  • String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
    String Quartet No. 4 (Mendelssohn)

    The String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Opus number. 44, No. 2, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1837. The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden....
     composed in 1837
  • String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
    String Quartet No. 5 (Mendelssohn)

    The String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Opus number. 44, No. 3, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1838. The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden....
     composed in 1838
  • String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
    String Quartet No. 6 (Mendelssohn)

    The String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Opus number. 80, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1847 and is essentially his last major composition . The piece was composed after the death of his sister Fanny Mendelssohn and is consequently powerful and highly emotive....
     composed in 1847


Mendelssohn also wrote another quartet in E flat major
String Quartet in E flat major (1823) (Mendelssohn)

The String Quartet in E flat major was an early work composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1823 but was not published until 1879. The quartet is was not assigned an opus number and is not numbered....
 at the age of 14, just after he had composed his 13 string symphonies. However, the quartet was never published in his lifetime and so was never assigned an opus number
Opus number

Opus, from the Latin word opus meaning "work", is usually used in the sense of "a work of art".The Latin plural of opus, "opera", is used to refer to the genre of music drama ....
.

Mendelssohn's first two numbered quartets were published out of order, whilst his next three quartets were published together as Op. 44 and were all dedicated to Crown Prince Gustavus of Sweden.

Mendelssohn's final string quartet was composed after the death of his sister, which was a devastating blow to Mendelssohn. The quartet was also his last major work, as he died only two months after its completion. The piece was published shortly before his death along with a set of four pieces for string quartet
Four Pieces for String Quartet (Mendelssohn)

Felix Mendelssohn composed four pieces for string quartet in the last few years of his life from 1843 to 1847, which were published together shortly before his death as Op....
 also composed in his final years.