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Opus13 Releases Album Featuring Mendelssohn and Grieg
String quartet Opus13 has released an album pairing Mendelssohn's Op 13 No 2 with Grieg's Quartet No. 1 alongside a group-dedicated encore.
The string quartet ensemble Opus13 was originally founded in Oslo in 2014, when the members of the group were in their teenage years. The group chose its official name from Mendelssohn's Op 13 No 2.
On their album, Opus13 pairs Mendelssohn's Op 13 No 2 alongside Grieg's Quartet No. In addition to these two compositions, the album features a version of Grieg's Solveig's Song, which is included on the recording as an encore track. The arrangement of Solveig's Song has a specific dedication: rather than being dedicated or credited to a single individual, the arrangement is dedicated equally to the entire group as a whole.
Last year, the ensemble won two distinct quartet competitions: the Wigmore Hall string quartet competition and the Bordeaux string quartet competition. Furthermore, Opus13 is currently included among the BBC New Generation Artists.
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