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Radio 3,24 Oct 2019,26 mins

Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op 80

Experience Classical

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His last major work sums up Mendelssohn's life: both vibrant and tragic. Completed in October 1847, it's dedicated to his sister Fanny who'd died the previous May. Felix was dead that November. Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Performers: Calidore Quartet Recording date: 03 December 2016 Date of broadcast: 28 December 2017

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