String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 / MWV R 37
This guide follows Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 / MWV R 37 (1847) in four parts: Allegro vivace assai (sonata form), Allegro assai (minuet and trio), Adagio and Allegro molto (sonata form).
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Follow all 48 sections as they play
- I
- II
- III
- IV
The opening is more an atmosphere than a tune: surging semiquavers rise to a cry of anguish, and variants of this idea follow ( 1b, 1a′ and 1c). A tender, soothing thought appears but is shattered when the opening semiquavers . Then the begins, and later the second idea is reworked. In the , 2 brings the relief of the major, though restless syncopations dominate it at first. A ends in an outburst of anguish.
- : 1a
- : 1b
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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