Symphony No.3 'Scottish' - A Midsummer Night's Dream
MENDELSSOHN Felix (1809-1847)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Sergiu Comissiona (Dir)
Label : VOX (Naxos)
Artikelnummer: VOX-NX-3046
1 CD Spielzeit : 067:36
CHF 16.50
The Symphony 'Scottish' was inspired by Mendelssohn's sightseeing visit in 1829 but was completed only in 1842. Visiting Holyrood Chapel, he wrote in a letter that 'Everything is ruined, decayed, and the clear heavens pour in. I think I have found there the beginning of my 'Scottish' Symphony.' The work's unity and cyclic structure is balanced by the stormy poetry of the writing.