Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 18

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sebastian_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:characteristics Rich harmonies.
Lyrical melodies.
Innovative structure.
Complex counterpoint.
Contrasting moods.
Expressive dynamics.
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:cultural_significance Represents Mendelssohn's late style.
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the composer’s sister, Fanny Mendelssohn.
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
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
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Schubert
gptkb:Beethoven
gptkb:Brahms
gptkbp:influences gptkb:award
gptkbp:key E-flat major
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.
gptkbp:opus_number Posthumous, Op. 81
gptkbp:part_of Mendelssohn's chamber music repertoire.
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:String_Quartet
Concert Halls worldwide.
gptkbp:premiere_date 1850
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:C._F._Peters
gptkbp:style Classical
Romantic
gptkbp:year_composed 1847