Mendelssohn String Quartet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:chamber_music
Romantic Era
German Music
Mendelssohn's works
gptkbp:available_in Public domain
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced later composers
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of his sister
To the Countess of Hohenlohe
gptkbp:duration Approx. 25 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1838
gptkbp:historical_significance Pioneering Romantic quartet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mendelssohn String Quartet
gptkbp:influenced String Quartet repertoire
gptkbp:influenced_by Classical Music
gptkbp:influences Classical music
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:Viola
Cello
Violin
gptkbp:key E minor
E-flat major
gptkbp:legacy Standard repertoire piece
Widely recorded
Continued performances today
Influence on future quartets
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Various_artists
gptkbp:notable_traits Emotional depth
Rich harmonies
Lyrical melodies
Technical demands
Contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:4
gptkbp:opus_number Op. 12
Op. 44
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:Festivals
Concert Halls
Chamber Music Series
gptkbp:performers String quartet ensemble
gptkbp:premiere_date 1820
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:C._F._Peters
gptkb:Schott_Music
gptkb:Peters_Edition
gptkb:G._Schirmer
gptkb:Faber_Music
Bärenreiter
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Naxos_Records
gptkb:EMI_Classics
gptkb:Hyperion_Records
gptkb:Chandos_Records
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:Scherzo
Allegro molto
gptkbp:style Romantic
Romantic Music
gptkbp:year_composed 1820
1838
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:string_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4