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Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E Flat Major '1823' & String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3

3/24/2023, 8 Tracks, 58:57

Featuring

  • Agata Daraškaitė
  • Magdalena Loth-Hill
  • Elitsa Bogdanova
  • George Ross
  • Consone Quartet
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

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Composer Biography

Felix Mendelssohn was already studying violin and piano and had given public performances by the age of ten.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Before his famous Octet in 1825, Felix Mendelssohn wrote numerous chamber pieces, including thirteen string quartets, twelve of which were fugues inspired by J. S. Bach and Handel.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Consone Quartet is the first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording is a co-production with BBC Radio 3, and the Consone Quartet are members of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Consone Quartet won two prizes at the 2015 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition and the 2016 Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Prize.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The Consone Quartet performs Mendelssohn's music on gut strings and with period bows, aiming for a light, velvety sound and flexible tempo, incorporating portamento playing.

Source: Booklet

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