At the age of 20, German composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote down a musical sketch, inspired during a trip to Scotland. The composer was well into his 30's when he finally got down to completing that idea. Hear Mendelssohn's initial sketch and then travel forward to Mendelssohn's "Scottish" Symphony No. 3, performed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, on Monday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 1
London Sinfonietta; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Stravinsky - The Soldier's Tale Suite, Divertimento
London/Decca 417114
Traditional: Dulaman
Chanticleer; Joseph Jennings, conductor
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Traditional Norwegian: Solbonn
Birger Mistereggen, percussion; Linn Andrea Fuglseth, voice; Trio Mediaeval
Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, MN
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Christian Voss): Opening Sketch Of "Scottish" Symphony
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Mendelssohn Discoveries
Decca 4781525
Felix Mendelssohn: "Scottish" Symphony No. 3 in A Minor
Antje Weithaas, violin; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Mendelssohn Discoveries
Decca 4781525
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Siloti): Prelude in b minor, BWV 855a
Eduard Kunz, piano
Van Cliburn Competition, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Hour 2
Gabriel Faure: Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13: Movement 4
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
Paris La Belle Epoque
Sony 87287
Darius Milhaud: Suite Francaise
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Giuseppe Verdi: String Quartet in E minor: Movements 2-3
Afiara String Quartet: Valerie Li, violin; Yuri Cho, violin; David Samuel, viola; Adrian Fung, cello
Montreal Chamber Music Festival, St. James United Church, Montreal, Canada
Gabriel Faure: Dolly Suite, Op. 56
Anna Petrova, piano; Josu de Solaun, piano
Virginia Arts Festival, Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, VA
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