Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as 4 Pieces for String Quartet · Vier Sätze für Streichquartett · Andante, Scherzo, Capriccio and Fugue

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Set of pieces
Length: About 20 min
Composed: 1827–47
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Theme with variations, Scherzo, Capriccio and Fugue, written 1827–47 and published together in 1850

About this work

Composed: 1827-47

Tema con variazioni. Andante sostenuto, MWV R 34;
Scherzo. Allegro leggiero, MWV R 35;
Capriccio. Andante con moto, MWV R 32;
Fuga. A tempo ordinario, MWV R 23;

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