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The complete string quartets / Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 (Author). Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello. (Added Author). Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 Sätze, violins (2), viola, cello, op. 81. (Added Author). Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 Octet, violins (4), violas (2), cellos (2), op. 20, E♭ major. (Added Author). Emerson String Quartet. (Performer).

Record details

Physical Description: 4 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ; ℗2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Compact discs; enhanced compact disc. Program notes principally by R. Larry Todd (18 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Quartet in E flat major (1823) -- Quartet no. 1 in E flat major, op. 12 (23:32) -- Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13 (29:40) -- Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 44 no. 1 (30:47) -- Quartet no. 4 in E minor, op. 44 no. 2 (27:01) -- Quartet no. 5 in E flat major, op. 44 no. 3 (33:08) -- Quartet no. 6 in F minor, op. 80 (23:49) -- Tema con variazioni (Andante), op. 81 no. 1 -- Scherzo, op. 81 no. 2 -- Capriccio, op. 81 no. 3 -- Fugue, op. 81 no. 4 -- Octet in E flat major, op. 20. No. 2 in A minor, op. 13 (29:40) -- Fugue, op. 81 no. 4, in E flat major (4:51) -- No. 1 in E flat major, op. 12 (23:32) -- No. 4 in E minor, op. 44 no. 2 (27:01) -- No. 5 in E flat major, op. 44 no. 3 (33:08) -- No. 3 in D major, op. 44 no. 1 (30:47) -- Capriccio, op. 81 no. 3, in E minor (5:45) -- No. 6 in F minor, op. 80 (23:49) -- Tema con variazioni (Andante), op. 81 no. 1, in E major (5:38) -- Scherzo, op. 81 no. 2, in A minor (3:26) -- Octet for strings in E flat major, op. 20 (30:20) -- In E flat major (1823) (23:51).
Participant or Performer Note:	Emerson String Quartet.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded Oct. 2003 and Apr. 2004, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York.
Summary, etc.:	Enhanced CD includes the video documentary, Recording the octet, a discography of the Emerson String Quartet on Deutsche Grammophon in PDF file format, and web links.
System Details Note:	System requirements: Pentium 3/500MHz PC (or higher) or G3 Macintosh (or higher); 128 MB RAM; Windows 95 (or later) or OS 8.1 (or later); Adobe Acrobat 6 (included); Carbonlib 1.3.3 or later for Macintosh users; 800 x 600 16-bit high color display; sound card.
Awards Note:	48th Grammy Award nominee, Best Classical Album 48th Grammy Award winner, Best Engineered Album, Classical.