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Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: II. Canzonetta. Allegretto
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About "Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: II. Canzonetta. Allegretto" by Cherubini Quartett
A Canzonetta that dances on tiptoe, Mendelssohn's E-Flat Quartet movement glows with deceptive lightness. The Cherubini-Quartett spins a delicate web of plucked and bowed lines, like sunlight flickering through leaves. Yet a shadow lingers in the grace—a smile that knows it might be the last, making the sweetness sting.