Symphony no. 4 "Italian"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Bilkent Gençlik Senfoni Orkestrası & Barış Demirezer

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, known as the "Italian", is a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn composed in 1833. The work features bright, Mediterranean-inspired melodies, lively dance rhythms and transparent orchestration that blend classical symphonic forms with early Romantic expressiveness, reflecting Mendelssohn's impressions from his Italian journey and marking a consolidation of his mature symphonic style in the early 1830s.
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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: I. Allegro vivace
    12:09
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: II. Andante con moto
    6:34
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: III. Con moto moderato
    6:26
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", op. 90: IV. Saltarello (Presto)
    6:18

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