"As a composer of Chamber Music Mendelssohn claims greatness almost without qualification.
The edition is practical for almost any use, whether as a study guide, a reference, or just a companion for your greater musical enjoyment.. 81The Music has been reproduced in a size large enough to be read easily, and there is ample space between staves and in the margins for any notes, harmonic analyses, fingerings or annotations that you may want to record on the score. 80Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 6 in F Minor, Op. 3Quartet No. 44, No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 2Quartet No. 44, No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 1Quartet No. 44, No. 3 in D Major, Op. 13 Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 87Quartet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 18Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 20Quintet No.
The following works are included: Octet in E-flat Major, Op.
They have been reproduced directly from the famous and scholarly Breitkopf & H rtel series, an eminently readable edition, and contain all of Mendelssohn\'s Chamber Music for strings, excluding only those pieces with piano.
All of them have been recorded and many appear frequently on Chamber Music programs. and an intensity of interest in pure Music that renders his quartets, in particular, works of integrity in thought and statement." -- Grove\'s These masterpieces in the Chamber Music repertoire are works perennially popular with players and listeners. . .
He had a Complete mastery of his medium . . . . "As a composer of Chamber Music Mendelssohn claims greatness almost without qualification
