Crusell's Divertimento In C For Oboe And String Quartet and Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet In B Minor
Members of the Yorkshire-based chamber orchestra play Crusell's Divertimento In C For Oboe And String Quartet and Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet In B Minor, which he composed aged just 15.
CRUSELL Divertimento in C for oboe and string quartet MENDELSSOHN Piano Quartet in B minor Op.3 Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet in B minor is compelling evidence of the young composer's precocious talents. Dedicated to the poet Goethe, this remarkable piece was completed in 1825 when Mendelssohn was just 15. Bernhard Crusell has been described as "the outstanding Finnish composer before Sibelius". He was a contemporary of Beethoven, and this charming Divertimento demonstrates his lyrical talents.
