Piano Quartet No.3, Op.3 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Publisher. Info. 3 Quatuors pour piano, violon, alto et violoncelle, No.3
Paris: Schonenberger, n.d.[1853]. Plate S. 1959.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 9
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1875. Plate M.B. 40.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, No.1192, n.d.(1933).
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, n.d.(ca.1833). Plate 1724.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 9300.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano (Clements)
Arranger Patrick Clements (b. 1943)
Publisher. Info. Patrick Clements, 2004.
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Misc. Notes The wind parts are arranged from the string parts. The piano part (not included here) can be played unchanged but would be improved with a few omissions. Details are given in the "amendments to piano part" pdf.
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Work Title Piano Quartet No.3 in B minor, Op.3
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quatuor avec piano nº 3 de Mendelssohn; Piano Quartet No. 3; Klavierquartett Nr. 3; 第3号钢琴四重奏
Name Aliases Quatuor pour piano n° 3 de Mendelssohn; Klavierquartett h-Moll; Klavierquartett in h-Moll; Klavierquartett op. 3; Drittes Quartett für Pianoforte, Violine, Bratsche und Violoncell; [3 more...]3. Klavierquartett; Piano Quartet in B minor; Piano Quartet, Op. 3
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: no98054584; GND: 300207808
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.3 ; MWV Q 17
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 129
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro molto - Più allegro (626 bars)
  2. Andante (E major, 68 bars)
  3. Allegro molto (F minor, 463 bars)
  4. Finale. Allegro vivace (477 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1824 October–1825 January
First Publication. 1825 – Berlin: Fr. Laue
Dedication Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 31-33 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
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First published by Laue of Berlin 1825; then issued by Richault, Paris, 1827 ("nouvelle édition avec changements... corrections par l'auteur") (parts, no full score, both cases) - see "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Guide to Research", p.249.

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