Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 18
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sebastian_Mendelssohn
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gptkbp:characteristics |
Rich harmonies.
Lyrical melodies. Innovative structure. Complex counterpoint. Contrasting moods. Expressive dynamics. |
gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Represents Mendelssohn's late style.
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gptkbp:dedication |
To the memory of the composer’s sister, Fanny Mendelssohn.
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gptkbp:duration |
approximately 25 minutes
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gptkbp:historical_context |
Composed shortly before Mendelssohn's death.
Reflects the emotional depth of his later works. Part of the late Romantic string quartet tradition. |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 18
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Schubert
gptkb:Beethoven gptkb:Brahms |
gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:award
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gptkbp:key |
E-flat major
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gptkbp:legacy |
Continues to be performed and recorded.
Influenced later composers. Regarded as a significant work in the chamber music repertoire. |
gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:4
1. Allegro 3. Adagio 2. Allegro vivace 4. Presto |
gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet gptkb:Takács_Quartet gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet |
gptkbp:notable_recordings |
Available on various classical music labels.
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gptkbp:opus_number |
Posthumous, Op. 81
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gptkbp:part_of |
Mendelssohn's chamber music repertoire.
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gptkbp:performed_by |
gptkb:String_Quartet
Concert Halls worldwide. |
gptkbp:premiere_date |
1850
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gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:C._F._Peters
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gptkbp:style |
Classical
Romantic |
gptkbp:year_composed |
1847
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