String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12
This guide follows Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12 (1829) in four parts: Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante (sonata form), Canzonetta: Allegretto, Andante espressivo and Molto allegro e vivace (sonata form).
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Follow all 26 sections as they play
- I –
- II:
- III
- IV e
A slow opens the , and its first , with an unexpected D-flat, has been likened to the start of Beethoven's 'Harp' . The begins with the first in a sunny mood, and themes follow one another quickly: a , then the . Then come the and the . Late in the a in F minor is played by the second violin while the first violin is silent. Then the begins.
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II: 8:33–12:13
III 12:49–17:12
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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