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Masterclass: Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor, first movement

2024-08-30T08:46:00

Noémi Zipperling cr Sophie Wolter (1)

Second violinist of the Aris Quartet Noémi Zipperling examines Mendelssohn’s emotionally charged movement, considered to be a requiem for his sister and, ultimately, himself

This movement is full of emotion. Mendelssohn wrote it as a reaction and a way to process the very sudden death of his beloved sister, Fanny Hensel. They were very close and worked a lot together, inspiring each other, so when she abruptly died of a stroke, he was devastated. He couldn’t compose any more. Mendelssohn then spent time in Switzerland with his family to grieve…

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