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String Quintets op. 18 and 87

  • Price: 47.51 USD
  • Instrument: Chamber Music
  • Instrumentation: 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello
  • Sub Category: String Quintet
  • Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
  • Publisher: Henle
  • Editor/Arranger: Herttrich, Ernst
  • Publisher Code: HN 908
  • ISBN: 9790201809083
  • Product #: MENDE107



  • String Quintets op. 18 and 87 published by Henle.

The genesis of Mendelssohn's string quintets is closely connected to his friend Eduard Rietz and the latter's brother Julius. Deeply affected by Eduard's death in 1832, Mendelssohn exchanged the “Minuetto” movement in his A major Quintet op. 18, written six years previously, for a newly composed adagio. It was in this form that the work was fi nally sent to the publisher. The Quintet in B flat major was only published after Mendelssohn's death; numerous, unauthorized entries by Julius Rietz thus found their way into performance practice.





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String Quintets op. 18 and 87
String Quintets op. 18 and 87


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