The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), will present the Emerson String Quartet and the Calidore Quartet: Mendelssohn's Octet and more on June 1, 2022 at 7:30pm ET. The performance kicks off The ...

Felix Mendelssohn, who was 16 when he composed his Octet. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times) Listen to the opening of Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet, as played by Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky and ...

In chamber music, Mendelssohn’s output equals the achievement of all but the greatest composers. His Octet in E flat for Strings is undoubtedly the most impressive work ever produced in that genre ...

Felix Mendelssohn's encounters with the great German writer Goethe coincided with his flowering from young prodigy to great composer. The third movement of his String Octet in E-flat, written when he ...