String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44, No. 3, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1838. The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the Crown Prince of Sweden Allegro vivace Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace Adagio non troppo Molto allegro con fuoco