Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 "Italian"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Berner Symphonie‐Orchester & Peter Maag

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 (the "Italian") is a symphony by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1833. The work exemplifies early Romantic orchestral writing with bright, agile orchestration, dance-like rhythms and evocative Mediterranean-inspired gestures, and it represents a major milestone in Mendelssohn's career following his Italian travels as he consolidated a more extrovert symphonic voice.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace
    11:46
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian": II. Andante con moto
    6:02
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian": III. Con moto moderato
    7:00
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian": IV. Saltarello: Presto
    6:01
  5. 5.
    Overture, op. 26 "The Hebrides"
    11:01
  6. 6.
    Overture, op. 89 "Son and Stranger"
    7:14
  7. 7.
    Overture, op. 32 "The Fair Melusina"
    12:05

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