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Felix Mendelssohn, Aurora String Quartet
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol.2
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12: Adagio non troppo - Allegro non tardante
2. String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12: Canzonetta: Allegretto - Piu mosso
3. String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12: Andante espressivo - attacca
4. String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12: Molto allegro e vivace
5. String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op.44/2: Allegro assai appassionato
6. String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op.44/2: Scherzo: Allegro di molto
7. String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op.44/2: Andante - attacca
8. String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op.44/2: Presto agitato
9. String Quartet in E flat major: Allegro moderato
10. String Quartet in E flat major: Adagio non troppo
11. String Quartet in E flat major: Minuetto - Trio - Minuetto
12. String Quartet in E flat major: Fuga

CD Details

All Artists: Felix Mendelssohn, Aurora String Quartet
Title: Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol.2
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 6/28/1994
Genre: Classical
Style: Chamber Music
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 730099586221

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Play Mendelssohn's Quartet in E Flat for a music-loving friend, epecially the fugal finale, and ask him or her to guess the composer's age. This is another of those amazing products of Mendelssohn's early adolescence, written when the composer was 14. It's hardly ever performed and not often recorded, and it may not be the equal of Mendelssohn's mature Quartets. But it's a substantial piece and holds your interest, especially in the alert, charming performance on this disc. The two later Quartets are played equally well. This is a generously programmed (72-minute) CD, full of fine music in satisfying performances, and vividly recorded. --Leslie Gerber

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CD Reviews

Superb Set of Three

Alan Lekan | Boulder, CO | 04/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I cannot say I am a huge fan of too many Naxos recordings, but the Aurora String Quartet series of quartets by the great child-prodigy composer Felix Mendelssohn is certainly a star. The lead Amazon reviewer summarized it well - superb music, beautiful tonality and passionately played and excellent sound dynamics. This is fine, deeply satisfying quartet playing of very well-written compositions. Even the earliest work (Op. 12) is wonderous in its conception. In some ways, their playing reminds me of the great Alban Berg Quartet for its refined sensibilities. If you are already familiar with the string quartets of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, by all means do not neglect these gems from the same era. Suggest starting with Vol. 1 then Vol. 2 and finally Vol. 3. 5 stars on all levels."