Felix Mendelssohn (18091847) was one of the most extraordinary child prodigies in history. At age 15 he was declared by his teacher Carl Zelter a mature musician “in the brotherhood of Bach, Mozart and Haydn”. By that age he had already composed symphonies, choral works, Singspiele, 4 concertos, piano and organ works.
Mendelssohn wrote his 4 Piano Quartets (for piano and string trio) between 1821 and 1824 (between his 12th and 15th year..), forming his Opus 1, 2 and 3. Clearly modelled on Mozart’s Classical Style, they are vintage Mendelssohn: brilliant, virtuoso, containing clever counterpoint, strongly melodic both in the fast movements as in the slow movements (characteristic “Lieder ohne Worte”), the Scherzi foreshadowing his Sommernachtstraum music.
Played with fire and youthful enthusiasm, as well as tenderness and lyricism by pianist Matteo Fossi and Duccio Ceccanti, Edoardo Rosadini and Alice Gabiani.

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Artist: Quartetto Klimt

Early, littleknown, freespirited chamber works from music’s supreme teenage genius.

By the time Felix Mendelssohn composed his first three opusnumbered works he had a substantial catalogue of chamber, vocal and orchestral works to his credit – all at the age of 15! This trio of piano quartets predates the miraculous Octet for strings, yet each of them holds its distinct appeal. A fluent grasp of form and voicing can be taken for granted in one already thoroughly schooled in compositional technique. Mendelssohn was still finding his own voice, melodically speaking, while emerging from the shadow of Mozart’s and Beethoven’s, but these are already pieces with his fingerprints and noone else’s, even in 1824, when Beethoven and Schubert were still alive.

Even the Opp. 13 are predated by another piano quartet, composed in 1821 by the 12yearold Mendelssohn. He deemed it unfit for publication, but its relative brevity demonstrates that the teenage composer already had both the intuition and the talent to write within strict selfimposed boundaries: he does not waste notes, even in the finales which fizz with fun.

Outside complete boxsets of the composer’s music the Piano Quartets are rarely encountered on disc, making this fine new recording an even more attractive acquisition for Mendelssohn fans and enthusiasts for earlyRomantic chamber rarities. Formed in 1995, the Quartetto Klimt is an Italian ensemble with an impressive record of appearances at prestigious festivals based at home and abroad and long experience of teaching at chambermusic centres such as Fiesole and Livorno. This album marks their debut on Brilliant Classics.

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Tracklist:
Felix Mendelssohn:
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 1:
00:00:00 I. Allegro vivace
00:08:19 II. Adagio
00:15:07 III. Scherzo. Maggiore
00:20:39 IV. Allegro moderato
Piano Quartet No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 2:
00:27:46 I. Allegro molto
00:36:55 II. Adagio
00:42:15 III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato
00:45:19 IV. Allegro molto vivace
Piano Quartet No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 3:
00:52:56 I. Allegro molto. Più allegro
01:01:37 II. Andante
01:07:55 III. Allegro molto
01:13:38 IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
Piano Quartet in D Minor, MWV Q 10:
01:23:57 I. Allegro molto
01:29:07 II. Andante
01:32:56 III. Finale. Allegro molto

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