Symphonies no. 3 "Scottish" & no. 4 "Italian"

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Sir Roger Norrington & Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

Symphonies No. 3 "Scottish" and No. 4 "Italian" are orchestral works by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1842 and 1833 respectively. The Italian is characterised by bright, rhythmic themes and classical clarity inspired by his travels, while the Scottish employs brooding, atmospheric textures and expansive harmonic progressions that reflect a more mature, reflective phase in his symphonic writing.

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  1. 1.
    Symphonie no. 3 in a-moll, op. 56: I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato
    16:50
  2. 2.
    Symphonie no. 3 in a-moll, op. 56: II. Vivace non troppo
    4:29
  3. 3.
    Symphonie no. 3 in a-moll, op. 56: III. Adagio
    9:45
  4. 4.
    Symphonie no. 3 in a-moll, op. 56: IV. Allegro vivacissimo
    8:50
  5. 5.
    Symphonie no. 3 in a-moll, op. 56: IV. Allegro maestoso assai
    2:39
  6. 6.
    Symphonie no. 4 in A-Dur, op. 90: I. Allegro vivace
    10:41
  7. 7.
    Symphonie no. 4 in A-Dur, op. 90: II. Andante con moto
    5:17
  8. 8.
    Symphonie no. 4 in A-Dur, op. 90: III. Con moto moderato
    6:32
  9. 9.
    Symphonie no. 4 in A-Dur, op. 90: IV. Saltarello: Presto
    5:49
  10. 10.
    Concert Introduction to Symphony no. 3 in a-moll, op. 56 "Scottish"
    5:40
  11. 11.
    Concert Introduction to Symphony no. 4 in A-Dur, op. 90 "Italian"
    3:09

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