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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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 (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | 1845 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | Ewer | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1878 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola 1 Viola 2 Cello |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Musicians from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute (ensemble) | Complete Performance |
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