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String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · German
For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quintet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1826–32
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Revised in 1832: the Intermezzo, in memory of Eduard Rietz, replaced the original minuet; two violas

About this work

Composed
1826-32
  1. Allegro con moto
  2. Intermezzo. Andante sostenuto
  3. Scherzo. Allegro di molto
  4. Allegro vivace
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