String Quintet No. 2 (Mendelssohn)
The String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 87, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1845, when Mendelssohn was around 36 years old. The piece is scored for two violins, two violas and cello.
Movements
[edit]Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements:
- Allegro vivace
- Andante scherzando
- Adagio e lento
- Allegro molto vivace
A typical performance lasts just under 30 minutes.
It was published posthumously in 1851 (described by its first publisher, Breitkopf und Härtel, as No. 16 der nachgelassenen Werke.)
External links
[edit]- String Quintet No. 2: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Performance of String Quintet No. 2 by the Musicians from Ravinia's Steans Institute from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
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