String Quartet No. 5 (Mendelssohn)

The String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44, No. 3, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1838. The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the Crown Prince of Sweden.

Movements

Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements:

Allegro vivace
Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace
Adagio non troppo
Molto allegro con fuoco

A typical performance lasts around 35 minutes.

External links

String Quartet No. 5: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Felix Mendelssohn

Vocal

Stage	A Midsummer Night's Dream Antigone Die beiden Neffen Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde Die Hochzeit des Camacho
Sacred	Oratorio: St. Paul / Paulus Elijah / Elias Christus Other: Psalm 42 Lobgesang (Symphony No. 2) Verleih uns Frieden Hear My Prayer Lord, have mercy upon us Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (Psalm 100)
Other	Die erste Walpurgisnacht "On Wings of Song" Festgesang Festgesang an die Künstler

Orchestral

Symphony	13 String Symphonies No. 1 No. 2 (symphony-cantata Lobgesang) No. 3 (Scottish) No. 4 (Italian) No. 5 (Reformation)
Concerto	Violin and Strings Violin Piano, Violin and Strings Piano: No. 1 – No. 2 Two Pianos: in E major – in A♭ major
Other	Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage The Hebrides Die schöne Melusine Wedding March

Chamber

String quartet	String Quartet in E♭ major No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Four pieces for string quartet
Other	Violin Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 Viola Sonata Cello Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 Assai tranquillo for cello and piano Clarinet Sonata Piano Trio: in C minor – No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Quartet: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 String Quintet: No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Sextet String Octet

Solo

Piano: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) – Variations sérieuses
Organ: Six Organ Sonatas

People

Daniel Itzig (mother's side great-grandfather)
Moses (father's side grandfather)
Abraham (father)
Fanny and Rebecka (sisters)
Paul (son)

Other

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