4 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | 4 Pieces for String Quartet |
| Alternative title | Vier Sätze |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn, composer |
| Opus | Op.81 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1827 |
| First published | 1850 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1080 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tema con variazioni. Andante sostenuto, | — | E major | 205 |
| Scherzo. Allegro leggiero, | — | A minor | 149 |
| Capriccio. Andante con moto, | — | E minor | 160 |
| Fuga. A tempo ordinario, | — | E flat major | 152 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Brissler |
| View | Selections | piano | Ludwig Stark |
| View | Selections | organ | George Cooper Jr. |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | selections | Manuscript | — | 1. Tema con variazioni / 2. Scherzo |
| View | Complete | selections | Holograph manuscript | 1843 | 3. Capriccio |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | parts | Brandus | 1850 | Violin 1 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1876 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | 3. Capriccio 1-2. Variationen, Scherzo |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | 1. Andante sostenuto Color Cover |
Recordings/Performances
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