The sixth and last Mendelssohn's quartet is a masterpiece

[W.A. Mozart]

While dying, Mozart was writing one of the greatest masterpieces of classical music: the requiem.
It's like if he had to complete a mission before to die.

The story of Mendelssohn is similar. Before to die, he wrote his sixth string quartet, one of the greatest masterpieces of the genre, in my opinion.

This work is not inspired by God. Mendelssohn was challenging God. This quartet is the soundtrack of a cyclone.

I think that this piece alone proves that Mendelssohn has been one of the greatest composers of the history of music.

[Florestan]

While dying, Mozart was writing one of the greatest masterpieces of classical music: the requiem.
It's like if he had to complete a mission before to die.

Actually, he had to complete a comission.  

[gprengel]

While dying, Mozart was writing one of the greatest masterpieces of classical music: the requiem.
It's like if he had to complete a mission before to die.

The story of Mendelssohn is similar. Before to die, he wrote his sixth string quartet, one of the greatest masterpieces of the genre, in my opinion.

This work is not inspired by God. Mendelssohn was challenging God. This quartet is the soundtrack of a cyclone.

I think that this piece alone proves that Mendelssohn has been one of the greatest composers of the history of music.

Oh, how true!! I adore this quartet so much that I even orchestrated it - what a power and desperation!! https://youtu.be/1mAUlPdXpms?si=vdfkISuUx-qgu_Sq

[Florestan]

I adore this quartet so much that I even orchestrated it

Why?

[Herman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WST6UspwAM&t=1064s

[Karl Henning]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WST6UspwAM&t=1064s

Nice, thanks!

[Karl Henning]

Nice, thanks!

The really funny thing being, though, that I had apparently been listening to that very performance once upon a time, as hitting that link brought me in mid-quartet!

[Spotted Horses]

The really funny thing being, though, that I had apparently been listening to that very performance once upon a time, as hitting that link brought me in mid-quartet!

The link also brought me mid-quartet. The time offset is in the link.

[Karl Henning]

The link also brought me mid-quartet. The time offset is in the link.

Ah, good sleuthing. 

[Spotted Horses]

For what it's worth, my most recent (and perhaps only) listen to this quartet (more than a decade ago) didn't resonate. It was the Cherubini Quartet, if I recall right. Maybe time for a revisit.

[Karl Henning]

For what it's worth, my most recent (and perhaps only) listen to this quartet (more than a decade ago) didn't resonate. It was the Cherubini Quartet, if I recall right. Maybe time for a revisit.

I recommend doing so. I was introduced to the quartet obliquely, I was at an outdoor concert in Lowell and the quartet performing included just one movement in their program.

[DavidW]

For what it's worth, my most recent (and perhaps only) listen to this quartet (more than a decade ago) didn't resonate. It was the Cherubini Quartet, if I recall right. Maybe time for a revisit.

Yeah, that recording is bland! I like the Pacifica Quartet and the Talich Quartet.

[Karl Henning]

Yeah, that recording is bland! I like the Pacifica Quartet and the Talich Quartet.

Bland plus Mendelssohn is Lethal!

[Spotted Horses]

Yeah, that recording is bland! I like the Pacifica Quartet and the Talich Quartet.

I did 10 second surveys of Cherubini, Pacifica, Ysaye and Emerson. I found Cherubini, Pacifica, Ysaye more or less equally vivid. Emerson was blandissimo.

First impression after revisiting the work, the first movement seems like a tone poem about an attack of bumble bees. Maybe I'll listen to Pacifica or Ysaye (which I had on CD but can't seem to find).

[Kalevala]

Yeah, that recording is bland! I like the Pacifica Quartet and the Talich Quartet.

I have the Talich Quartet's recordings of Mendelssohn.

K

[DavidW]

I did 10 second surveys of Cherubini, Pacifica, Ysaye and Emerson. I found Cherubini, Pacifica, Ysaye more or less equally vivid. Emerson was blandissimo.

First impression after revisiting the work, the first movement seems like a tone poem about an attack of bumble bees. Maybe I'll listen to Pacifica or Ysaye (which I had on CD but can't seem to find).

You are bringing back memories of Paulb with that post!

[Spotted Horses]

You are bringing back memories of Paulb with that post!

I'm not passing judgement, just trying to decide which one to listen to.

I seem to recall that listening through the Mendelssohn cycle, decades ago, I was expecting the final quartet to be the most moving, inspired by the death of Mendelssohn's sister, but I was let down.

[Spotted Horses]

While dying, Mozart was writing one of the greatest masterpieces of classical music: the requiem.
It's like if he had to complete a mission before to die.

Actually, he had to complete a comission.    

...and he didn't come close to finishing it.

[Karl Henning]

...and he didn't come close to finishing it.

Agent 86: Missed it by that much!

[Karl Henning]

Emerson was blandissimo.

I enjoy the Emersons in so much else, I was thinking of their Mendelssohn, but I am glad the Fickle Finger of Fate pointed me instead to the Pacifica set.