Bachtrack logo
What's on
Reviews
Articles
News
Video
Site
Young artists
Travel

Work: String Octet in E flat major, Op.20

Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings
Fact file
ComposerMendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeChamber
Upcoming eventsSee more...

LondonConsone Quartet X Chiaroscuro Quartet

Barbican
Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn
Consone Quartet; Chiaroscuro Quartet

ParisQuatuor Ébène / Quatuor Belcea (2)

Loading image...
Britten, Dean, Mendelssohn
Quatuor Ébène; Belcea Quartet

LondonNash Ensemble: Amelia Freedman Memorial Concert

Wigmore Hall
Ravel, Mendelssohn, Grime, Mahler
Martyn Brabbins; Nash Ensemble; Claire Booth
Latest reviewsSee more...

A spectacular swansong for the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

Loading image...
A fitting farewell for Leif Ove Andsnes' Rosendal Chamber Music Festival: imaginative programming and excellent performances in an inspiring setting. 
*****
Read more

A constellation of quartets end the East Neuk Festival

Loading image...
Sixteen of the finest string players around join forces on one stage to end the East Neuk Festival in a grand finale. 
****1
Read more

Echoes of Youth: the Belcea and Ébène Quartets at Carnegie Hall

Loading image...
A concert of Mendelssohn and Enescu octets which proves that eight can be more than four plus four.
****1
Read more
Latest articles

Bachtrack top ten: Felix Mendelssohn

Loading image...
Child prodigy, keen traveller, champion of Bach – Felix Mendelssohn packed a lot of music into his short life, music that teems with freshness and vigour.