Composition: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 44 No. 2 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | String Quartet No. 4 |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.44 No.2 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1837 |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | Crown Prince of Sweden |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1560 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro assai appassionato | — | — | 282 |
| Scherzo. Allegro di molto | — | E major | 244 |
| Andante | — | G major | 83 |
| Presto agitato | — | — | 515 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Brissler |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Vienna: Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1876 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Belcea Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance · file |
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