Mendelssohn 2 viola quintet, op 87

Mendelssohn: Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87 ​​​​ Allegro vivace ​​​​ Andante scherzando (11:10) ​​​​ Adagio e lento (16:02) ​​​​ Allegro molto vivace (25:46) VERMEER QUARTET Shmuel Ashkenasi, 1st violin ​Mathias Tacke, 2nd violin​ Richard Young, 1st viola Marc Johnson, cello Pinchas Zukerman, 2nd viola Pinchas Zukerman was one of the Vermeer’s favorite partners whenever an extra violist was required. One reason why they were musically so compatible was because he and Shmuel studied with the same violin teacher in Israel: Ilona Feher. “Whenever we played with Pinky, there was little need to talk about things. We arrived at a similar vision of the music’s drama mostly by REALLY listening to each other and responding in the moment. That’s when the sparks would fly and the tears would flow!” -- Richard Young