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Mendelssohn Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 20

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Mendelssohn's Recapitulation of the Exposition

Mendelssohn gives a short solo to the fourth violin part, a gloomy lament that floats above a minor key version of the second theme. In live performance you'll see the fourth violinist suddenly sit up a bit straighter. The entire octet is caught up in the rushing scales and they send us to the recapitulation of the movement.

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