Composition: String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | String Quintet No. 2 |
| Alternative title | Quintett für 2 Violinen, 2 Violen und Violoncell |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | MWV R 33 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1845 |
| First published | 1850 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quintets |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro vivace | — | — | 372 |
| Andante scherzando | — | G minor | 103 |
| Adagio e lento - attacca | — | D minor | 102 |
| Allegro molto vivace | — | — | 208 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Ivan Karlovič Čerlickij |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | 1845 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ewer | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1878 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Musicians from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute (ensemble) | Complete Performance · file |
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