String Quartet no. 1 in E flat major, op. 12
Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 1 in E♭ major, Op. 12, was composed in 1829, completed in London on September 14 (though begun in Berlin), and possibly dedicated to Betty Pistor, a neighbor and the daughter of a Berlin astronomer.
Movements
- Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
- Canzonetta. Allegretto più mosso
- Andante espressivo
- Molto allegro e vivace