Mendelssohn string quintets

Jhold--thanks in turn for the recommendation. As for M'sohn chamber music, I only have a disc of the quartets, and one of the--yes, great--Octet. So this will come in nicely.

Thanks for the recommendation, which I intend to pursue. I've been re-discovering Mendelssohn's string quartets lately -- heard one performed live and it took my breath away, so it sent me back to CDs that have sat on the shelf a long time -- glad to hear them again. Also enjoying a very nice chamber music collection on Naxos by the Nomos Duo ("Complete Works for Violin and Piano"). Also the magnificent Octet -- what an amazing piece.