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String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44 No. 3

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Op. 44 No. 3
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1838
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Third of the Op. 44 set, dedicated to the Crown Prince of Sweden; Scherzo marked assai leggiero vivace

About this work

Composed
1838
Dedicated to
Crown Prince of Sweden (Oscar I)
First performed
3 April 1838 in Leipzig
  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Scherzo. Assai leggiero vivace
  3. Adagio non troppo
  4. Molto allegro con fuoco
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