String Quintet No. 1 (Mendelssohn)
Appearance
TheString Quintet No. 1 in A major,Op.18, was composed byFelix Mendelssohnin 1826 and revised in 1832. The piece is scored for twoviolins,twoviolasandcello.
Composition history
[edit]The quintet was written in 1826, shortly after the completion of theString Octet,when Mendelssohn was just seventeen years old. Dissatisfied with the original minuet second movement, in 1832 he substituted a slow movement composed in memory of his friend the violinist Eduard Rietz. It is this revised version of the quintet which was published in Bonn the same year.
Movements
[edit]Like all of Mendelssohn'sstring quartets,this work has fourmovements:
- Allegro con moto
- Intermezzo:Andante sostenuto
- Scherzo:Allegro di molto
- Allegro vivace
A typical performance lasts just under 30 minutes.
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