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In 2022, at the end of a series of performances dedicated to Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Claudio Cruz (violin), Adonhiran Reis (violin), Gabriel Marin (viola), and Alceu Reis (cello) from the award-winning Quarteto Carlos Gomes, decided to record the entirety of Mendelssohn's string quartets. In this project with the Azul Music label, the first volume is the album MENDELSSOHN: STRING QUARTETS NO. 1, 2 & 3.

Mendelssohn simultaneously published his first two quartets — No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12 (1829), and No. 2 in A major, Op. 13 (1827) —, but he inverted the chronological order when numbering these pieces that, even in his youth, showed his full maturity. The subsequent Quartet — No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1 (1838) — is a work the composer was proud of, as evidenced by his letter from July 30, 1838, to violinist and friend Ferdinand David (1810-1873).

Tracks

1. String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R 25: I. Adagio non Troppo – Allegro non Tardante (07:33)

2. String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R 25: II. Canzonetta. Allegretto (03:47)

3. String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R 25: III. Andante Espressivo (04:07)

4. String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R 25: IV. Molto Allegro e Vivace (08:46)

5. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13, MWV R 22: I. Adagio – Allegro Vivace (08:20)

6. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13, MWV R 22: II. Adagio non Lento (07:22)

7. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13, MWV R 22: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con Moto – Allegro di Molto (05:08)

8. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13, MWV R 22: IV. Presto – Adagio non Lento (09:55)

9. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R 30: I. Molto Allegro Vivace (13:50)

10. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R 30: II. Menuetto. Un Poco Allegretto (05:55)

11. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R 30: III. Andante Espressivo ma con Moto (05:10)

12. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R 30: IV. Presto con Brio (08:29)

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This album is broadcast with the permission of Bárbara Leu from Azul Music.