The String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1829, completed in London on September 14 (though begun in Berlin) and possibly dedicated to Betty Pistor, a neighbor and the daughter of a Berlin astronomer.[1][2]
Movements
Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements:
- Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
- Canzonetta: Allegretto, in G minor
- Andante espressivo, in B-flat major
- Molto allegro e vivace, in C minor until a return to E-flat major (and the first movement's material) in the coda
A typical performance lasts just under 25 minutes.
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