Symphonies n°3 & 4

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Des cartes postales de vacances. Really? Mendelssohn in maturity always opposed the use of the epithets "Scottish" and "Italian" for his symphonies in A minor and major respectively, as if to emphasize their qualities of "pure" music. Their direct inspiration was, however, the experience of his Grand Tour of Europe from 1829-32: from the gloomy ruins of the Holyrood Abbey to the bright landscapes of Rome and Naples, his imagination shaped masterpieces rarely matched for their sense of orchestral color, which are magnified here by the period instruments of the Freiburger Barockorchester.

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  1. Symphony n°3 in A minor 'Scottish', opus 56 : i. andante con moto
  2. Symphony n°3 in A minor 'Scottish', opus 56 : ii. vivace non troppo
  3. Symphony n°3 in A minor 'Scottish', opus 56 : iii. adagio
  4. Symphony n°3 in A minor 'Scottish', opus 56 : iv. allegro vivacissimo
  5. Symphony n°4 in A major 'Italian', opus 90 : i. allegro vivace
  6. Symphony n°4 in A major 'Italian', opus 90 : ii. andante con moto
  7. Symphony n°4 in A major 'Italian', opus 90 : iii. con moto moderato
  8. Symphony n°4 in A major 'Italian', opus 90 : iv. presto and finale: saltarello