Listening Guide: A Journey Through Mendelssohn's Quartets"

1

Introduction

01:03

Eugene Drucker

Speaker: Eugene Drucker

2

The First Quartet: "A conversation among equals"

01:22

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

3

Opus 81: The Fuge in E flat major

02:26

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

4

Opus 12 and 13: The influence of Beethoven's late quartets

08:47

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

5

Capriccio: "Lyrical outpourings" and the Concerto Grosso style

01:25

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

6

Opus 44, No.2: The mature Mendelssohn - "Melodic arcs, agitatos, and natural balance in every phrase"

03:29

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

7

Opus 44, No. 3: The mature Mendelssohn - "Brilliant intricacy..."

03:35

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

8

Opus 44, No.1: The mature Mendelssohn - "... and buoyant virtuosity"

02:27

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

9

Opus 80: "Obsessive grief"

04:34

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

10

Opus 81: Andante and Scherzo: "Peace of mind restored and youthful joy rediscovered"

03:42

Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker

String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet - Speaker: Eugene Drucker - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn