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Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets

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Details

Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn
Artist
Consone Quartet
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
CKD766
UPC
691062076623

About

In the second instalment of the Consone Quartet's cycle, the foursome continues it's exploration of Felix Mendelssohn's string quartets, simultaneously delving into the work of his sister Fanny, with her only work in the genre. Despite it's turbulent character, Felix's String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2, was written three months after the composer's marriage, during a period of stability and creativity. In contrast, the String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80, was composed while he was recovering from shock, following Fanny's premature death. It is a work of striking bitterness and agitation, an unambiguous reflection of his distraught mental state. Fanny's String Quartet in E flat major is an attractive and well-crafted work, which, due to her family discouraging her pursuit of a career in composition, remained unpublished until 1988. It is given a vibrant performance here by the Consone Quartet, the first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro assai appassionato 10:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro assai appassionato
    Duration
    10:58
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro di molto 04:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro di molto
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  3. 3 III. Andante 06:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Presto agitato 07:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto agitato
    Duration
    07:23
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  5. 5 I. Adagio ma non troppo 03:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  6. 6 II. Allegretto 03:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  7. 7 III. Romanze 06:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Romanze
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Allegro molto vivace 06:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  9. 9 I. Allegro vivace assai 07:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace assai
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  10. 10 II. Allegro assai 04:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  11. 11 III. Adagio 06:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  12. 12 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 05:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet