Mendelssohn's music was banned in Nazi Germany and occupied countries like the Netherlands, with performances forbidden and scores burned, not due to his music but because he was Jewish.
Performer Biography
In 2013, the Ragazze Quartet was awarded the prestigious 'Kersjes Prize', a scholarship of €50,000 given annually to a Dutch chamber music ensemble.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn, a child prodigy, launched the ongoing Bach revival by performing Bach's St Matthew Passion in 1829, a century after its premiere.
Performer Biography
The Ragazze Quartet has released several acclaimed CDs with Channel Classics, including 'FourFourThree' which received the 'Editor's Choice' Award in Gramophone.
Performer Biography
The Ragazze Quartet is known for its musical enthusiasm, versatility, and dynamic presentation, performing both classical and contemporary string quartet repertoire.
Composition History
Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 132 was prompted by Prince Nikolaus Galitzin, a fanatical music lover and cellist from Saint Petersburg, who lamented Beethoven's neglect of the string quartet genre.
Composition History
Mendelssohn wrote his String Quartet Op. 13 a few months after Beethoven's death, showing strong inspiration from Beethoven's late string quartets, particularly Op. 132.
