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Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Nationality: German
Born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg Died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig (age 38)
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Piano Quartet in d minor, MWV Q 10

(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
6:25 I. Allegro molto
4:01 II. Andante
5:34 III. Finale. Allegro molto
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1821 (age 11-12)
Published: 1997
Note: An edition prepared by a W. Korngold was published in 1997 by DVfM and identified as the work's first publication.
1 recording, 3 videos
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5:11
Quartetto Klimt
I. Allegro molto
3:50
Quartetto Klimt
II. Andante
5:16
Quartetto Klimt
III. Finale. Allegro molto

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • molto [It]—very much
  • piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
  • quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet