Mendelssohn String Quartet

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf String Quartet
gptkbp:associatedWith Romanticism
Chamber_music_repertoire
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Influential in chamber music
gptkbp:dedication To the Countess of Hohenlohe
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Leipzig
gptkbp:formFactor Sonata_form
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1838
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mendelssohn String Quartet
gptkbp:influenced Later composers
gptkbp:influencedBy Classical_Music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Cello
Viola
2 Violins
gptkbp:keyIssues E minor
gptkbp:legacy Continued popularity in performances
Influence on string quartet writing
Standard repertoire for string quartets
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
Rich harmonies
Emerson String Quartet
Lyrical melodies
Juilliard String Quartet
Expressive dynamics
Takács Quartet
Rhythmic variety
Contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes Op. 44, No. 2
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 4
gptkbp:performedBy Festivals
Concert Halls
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Schott_Music
Simrock
Peters_Edition
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Naxos_Records
gptkb:Hyperion_Records
gptkb:Chandos_Records
Deutsche Grammophon
gptkbp:relatedPatent String Quartet No. 6 in F minor
String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major
String Quartet No. 3 in D major
gptkbp:style Romantic
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1837