大象传媒

Louise Fryer explores the legacy of Mendelssohn's chamber music, ranging from his Piano Quartet, Op 1, written while he was still a child prodigy, to his second String Quintet, composed just a couple of years prior to his death.

Performers include former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Royal String Quartet, Israeli violinist Shlomo Mintz and the Henschel Quartet, whose award-winning Mendelssohn recordings have drawn critical praise.

Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 1
Domus:
Krysia Osotowicz (piano)
Timothy Boulton (viola)
Richard Lester (cello)
Susan Tomes (piano)

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 5 in E Flat, Op 44, No 3
The Henschel Quartet

Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 4
Shlomo Mintz (violin)
Paul Ostrovsky (piano)

Mendelssohn: String Quintet No 2 in B flat, Op 87
The Royal String Quartet.