Composition: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | String Quartet No. 2 |
| Alternative title | Quartetto |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | MWV R 22 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1827 |
| First published | 1830 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Adagio – Allegro vivace | — | — | 251 |
| II. Adagio non lento | — | F major | 125 |
| III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto | — | — | 163 |
| IV. Presto – Adagio non lento | — | — | 397 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1827 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | 1876 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1878 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1876 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance · file |
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