Piano Quartet No. 1 (Mendelssohn)

Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 (MWV Q 11), for piano, violin, viola and cello was completed on 18 October 1822 and dedicated to Polish Prince Antoni Radziwiłł. Mendelssohn's three numbered piano quartets were the first works of his to be published, hence their opus numbers.

Structure

The work has four movements:

Allegro vivace (C minor)
Adagio (A-flat major)
Scherzo: Presto (C minor)
Allegro moderato (C minor)

A typical performance lasts just under half an hour.

External links

Piano Quartet No. 1 (Mendelssohn): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Felix Mendelssohn

Vocal

Stage	A Midsummer Night's Dream Antigone Oedipus at Colonus Die beiden Neffen Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde Die Hochzeit des Camacho
Sacred	Oratorio: St. Paul / Paulus Elijah / Elias Christus Other: Psalm 42 Vom Himmel hoch (chorale cantata) Drei Motetten Lobgesang (Symphony No. 2) Verleih uns Frieden Hear My Prayer Lord, have mercy upon us Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (Psalm 100)
Other	Die erste Walpurgisnacht "On Wings of Song" Festgesang Festgesang an die Künstler

Orchestral

Symphony	13 String Symphonies No. 1 No. 2 (symphony-cantata Lobgesang) No. 3 (Scottish) No. 4 (Italian) No. 5 (Reformation)
Concerto	Violin and Strings Violin Piano, Violin and Strings Piano: No. 1 – No. 2 Two Pianos: in E major – in A♭ major
Other	Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage The Hebrides Die schöne Melusine "Wedding March"

Chamber

String quartet	String Quartet in E♭ major No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Four pieces for string quartet
Other	Violin Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 Viola Sonata Cello Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 Assai tranquillo for cello and piano Clarinet Sonata Piano Trio: in C minor – No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Quartet: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 String Quintet: No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Sextet String Octet

Solo

Piano: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) – Variations sérieuses – Fantasie, Op. 28 – Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35
Organ: Six Organ Sonatas

People

Daniel Itzig (mother's side great-grandfather)
Moses (father's side grandfather)
Abraham (father)
Fanny and Rebecka (sisters)
Paul (son)

Other

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