String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1
This guide follows Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1 (1838) in four parts: Molto allegro vivace (sonata form), Menuetto: Un poco allegretto (minuet and trio), Andante espressivo ma con moto and Presto con brio (sonata form).
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Follow all 29 sections as they play
- I
- II:
- III ma
- IV
The first violin leads at once with a bright, soaring , while the other players give an almost orchestral accompaniment of rolling eighth notes and , with the cello at times imitating timpani. New ideas arrive one after another: the and a . Then the begins. A leads to the , and a follows.
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III ma 16:45–22:44
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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