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String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · German
For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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String quintet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1845
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Two violas; written in 1845 and published after his death in 1850

About this work

Composed
1845 July 8*
  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Andante scherzando
  3. Adagio e lento - attacca
  4. Allegro molto vivace
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