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Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 5 & 6 / Escher String Quartet
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Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 5 & 6 / Escher String Quartet

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Details

Composer
MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, FELIX
Artist
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Sep 09, 2016
Catalog #
BIS-2160
UPC
7318599921600

About

This new release is the final disc in the Escher String Quartet’s traversal of Mendelssohn’s string quartets. The Strad called the first installment “A deeply rewarding release… and by any standards a distinguished one.” Later the same magazine made the sequel its recommendation in the November issue of 2015. Mendelssohn’s final quartets, Nos 5 and 6, are featured here alongside his Capriccio and Fugue. The Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 was a special work in the composer’s eyes. The work was written in response to the unexpected death of his beloved sister, Fanny. The piece was published posthumously, as Mendelssohn suffered a number of strokes and died a month after premiering the piece.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro vivace 13:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    13:22
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace 04:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Adagio non troppo 08:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio non troppo
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Molto Allegro con fuoco 08:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Molto Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    08:40
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  5. 5 Capriccio in E Minor, Op. 81, No. 3, MWV R32 05:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Capriccio in E Minor, Op. 81, No. 3, MWV R32
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  6. 6 Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 81, No. 4 05:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 81, No. 4
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  7. 7 I. Allegro vivace assai 07:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace assai
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  8. 8 II. Allegro assai 04:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  9. 9 III. Adagio 07:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    07:52
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  10. 10 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 05:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet