String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | String Quartet No. 2 |
| Alternative title | Quartetto |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn, composer |
| Opus | MWV R 22 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1827 |
| First published | 1830 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Adagio – Allegro vivace | — | — | 251 |
| II. Adagio non lento | — | F major | 125 |
| III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto | — | — | 163 |
| IV. Presto – Adagio non lento | — | — | 397 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1827 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | 1876 | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1878 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1876 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Borromeo String Quartet, string quartet | Complete Performance |
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