1822: Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, age 13

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The Schubert Ensemble

  1. Allegro vivace (C minor)
  2. Adagio (Ab major)
  3. Scherzo: Presto (C minor)
  4. Allegro moderato (C minor)

Instruments:

  • piano
  • violin
  • viola
  • cello

Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 (MWV Q 11), for piano, violin, viola and cello was completed on 18 October 1822 and dedicated to Polish Prince Antoni Radziwiłł. Mendelssohn’s three numbered piano quartets were the first works of his to be published, hence their opus numbers.

It was completed on 18 October 1822 and dedicated to Polish Prince Antoni Radziwiłł. Mendelssohn’s three numbered piano quartets were the first works of his to be published.

 

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