Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet No. 3 (Mendelssohn)
The String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1, MWV R 30 was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in July 1838 at the age of 29. It premiered in 1839, then was published later in 1840. It is a
Movements#
Like all of Mendelssohn’s string quartets, this work has four movements: A typical performance lasts about 29-31 minutes.
Evaluation#
Frederick Corder, professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music, used it as an example of unsuccessful quartet-writing:
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