Symphony no. 3 “Scottish” / A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Sergiu Comissiona

This 2024 remastered album presents orchestral works by German composer Felix Mendelssohn. The recordings exemplify early Romantic orchestral writing, characterised by graceful, lyrical themes, clear Classical structures and vivid orchestral colour, and sit within Mendelssohn's core output bridging symphonic and incidental music traditions.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3 “Scottish”, op. 56, MWV N18: I. Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato – Andante come prime
    16:40
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 “Scottish”, op. 56, MWV N18: II. Vivace non troppo
    4:19
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 “Scottish”, op. 56, MWV N18: III. Adagio
    9:30
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 “Scottish”, op. 56, MWV N18: IV. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai
    10:06
  5. 5.
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61, MWV M13: Overture, op. 21, MWV P3
    12:01
  6. 6.
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61, MWV M13: No. 1. Scherzo (after Act I)
    4:39
  7. 7.
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61, MWV M13: No. 7. Notturno (after Act III)
    5:52
  8. 8.
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61, MWV M13: No. 9. Wedding March (after Act IV)
    4:29

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