The String Quartet No.6 in F minor, Op.80, with its 'uncompromising, indeed modern expressivity', challenges the perception of Mendelssohn as a 'classicist'.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's three Op.41 string quartets (1842) were inspired by Mendelssohn's Op.44 triptych and were dedicated to Mendelssohn.
Composition History
Mendelssohn's String Quartet No.6 in F minor, Op.80, was written as an expression of his grief after the unexpected death of his sister Fanny in May 1847.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, a prodigy in almost every musical genre, turned to the 'most sublime form of composition' relatively early in his short career.
Performer Biography
The Escher String Quartet, championed by the Emerson String Quartet, was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2010-2012 and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall.
Composition History
Mendelssohn composed seven complete string quartets, along with four separate movements and three fragments, during his lifetime.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The string quartet was considered by 19th-century musical connoisseurs, and still is today, as the 'purest and noblest of musical genres' and the 'most intricate form of chamber music'.
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