MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet in F minor - ChamberFest Cleveland (2019) 

the first movement makes me angry anxious sad and depressed at the same time.

My favorite performance of this wonderful piece. Only Mendelssohn could have written it, yet it's the most un-Mendelssohnian of his chamber works. With the exception of the tender third movement, the rest is brusque, anguished, angry, searching, unstable to the point of hysteria. These four artists capture the atmosphere perfectly. So satisfying!

This is in the top 2 of my favorite string quartets I've ever seen / heard. I saw the Chiara string quartet play Shubert death and the maiden and I was in tears. This performance had me in tears nearly the entire time. Alexi is so talented and the group is so perfectly in tune to each other. Amazing, inspiring and the reason I play my instrument.

Does this ensemble have their own group name? The credits just list their individual names and say it was at the ChamberFest Cleveland. They are a terrific quartet.

If, afther this wonderful performance of Mendelsohn SQ 6, Alexi Kenney, Nathan Meltzer, Hsin-Yun Huang, Nicholas Canellakis, decided to form a String Quartet (without renouncing other personal musical activities) They Would Surely become a Legendary String Quartet !

Strings dance. That play we must be. If passion is felt. To be that love we say we are. That go back in time to find us. If any love is found. to be the love we look for to carry us on. No one in the future can that write that disagrees, who we fought to b e to deliver us from evil.

This was amazing. Pure electricity!

I'm listening to this the morning after learning that mucb beloved musician Thomas Muraco passed away yesterday. Raw.

Simply superb. A show of maturity and all-round musicianship which would be hard to beat by an internationally recognised 'great' ensemble. ChamberFest Cleveland, thank you and more please.

Amazing piece, stunning performance

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Op. 80 was written after the sudden death of Mendelssohn's beloved older sister Fanny, which broke him emotionally and maybe physically. Felix Mendelssohn himself died a few months later before this quartet could be refined or performed. Premature strokes ran in the Mendelssohn family (today they might be prevented with blood pressure meds).

C'est très romantique, cette œuvre composée en l'hommage de sa sœur Fanny en mai 1847, Mendelssohn mourra quelques mois en octobre de la même année, juste après elle.

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I love Alexi Kenny, a very passionate deep-soul young violinist!!

Most amazing, my favest, arguably the best interpretation of this masterpiece! Great and painful music, and true SQ music writing too ! The 3rd movement is so poignant! It is like Felix is remembering the happy and good times of childhood with his beloved sister Fanny to whom he composed this great and incredible quartet as a Requiem. Moving, and unquestionably a masterpiece that would make Beethoven the master of the medium really feel moved and amazed by this great music

There is so muuuuch caring and feeling in this piece, this was made for the most incredible feeling of realizing the wonder of life.

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Agree! These isolated clips enable one to appreciate each facet of the gem that is Chamberfest!

Amazing piece, Mendelssohn is so Beautiful. Bravo!!!