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String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12

182926 min

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).

Recording: Jupiter Quartet

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Follow all 26 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II:
  3. III
  4. IV e · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:09–8:17

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.

  1. :
II: 8:33–12:13
III 12:49–17:12
IV e Sonata form17:26–26:18

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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