691062076623

Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets

Consone Quartet

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Cat No: CKD766

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Release Date:  14 November 2025

Label:  Outhere / Linn

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  691062076623

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

Composer/Series:  Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn

  • Description

    In the second instalment of the Consone Quartet's cycle, the foursome continues its exploration of Felix Mendelssohn's string quartets, simultaneously delving into the work of his sister Fanny, with her only work in the genre. Despite its turbulent character, Felix's String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2, was written three months after the composer's marriage, during a period of stability and creativity. In contrast, the String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80, was composed while he was recovering from shock, following Fanny's premature death. It is a work of striking bitterness and agitation, an unambiguous reflection of his distraught mental state. Fanny's String Quartet in E flat major is an attractive and well-crafted work, which, due to her family discouraging her pursuit of a career in composition, remained unpublished until 1988. It is given a vibrant performance here by the Consone Quartet, the first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists.