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String Octet, Op.20 (Mendelssohn, Felix) Movements/Sections. 4 movements. Composition Year. 1825 (October 15)*. Genre Categories. Octets; For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble; 2.3.1.1.
The String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, MWV R 20, was written by the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn during the fall of 1825 and completed on October 15. [1] Written for four violins, two violas, and two cellos, this work created a new chamber music genre.
21 paź 2015 · Felix Mendelssohn - String Octet in E flat major, Op. 20. - Composer: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 -- 4 November 1847) - Performers: Jascha Heifetz (violin),...
21 maj 2016 · Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (1825, revised in 1832) Mendelssohn composed his glorious Octet for strings in 1825 when he was merely 16 years old.
Violinist Janine Jansen and a selection of a few of the finest and best string players of the world perform Mendelssohn's 'Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20' dur...
The third movement offers a stunning first example of Mendelssohn's distinctive scherzi featuring quicksilver agility with a soft dynamic evoking the time-honored suggestion of woodland fairies. As his sister Fanny would write, "The whole piece is to be played staccato and pianissimo with shivering tremolos and lightening flashes of trills.
Find composition details, parts / movement information and albums that contain performances of Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20, MWV R20 o...
