In 1829, composer Felix Mendelssohn went on a walking tour of Scotland. He sent a musical sketch in a letter back to his family, and those notes turned out to be the beginnings of his "Scottish Symphony." On this edition of Performance Today, join us for a Nashville Symphony performance of Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings and Continuo in G Major
Israel Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi Collection: String Symphonies, Vol.III
Music Masters 67096
Ludwig Beethoven: 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
Rodolfo Leone, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhauser, St. Paul, MN
Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Winter
Dennis Kim, violin; Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Frederic Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61
Rodolfo Leone, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhauser, St. Paul, MN
Hour 2
George Frideric Handel: Air With Variations
London Brass
Harmonious Blacksmith
Teldec 43923
Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells
Dallas Brass; Mike Levine, conductor
Beaches fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Traditional (arr. Anne-Marie Cabut): Noel Nouvelet
Cristiana Anghel, percussion; Romanian Radio Children's Chorus; Voicu Popescu, Director
Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian Radio, Bucharest, Romania
Traditional (arr. Paul Caldwell / Sean Ivory): Go Where I Send Thee
Judy Mason, Accompanist; Spivey Hall Tour Choir; Martha Shaw, conductor
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56, "Scottish": Movements 2-4mo - Finale
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
The Nashville Symphony, Laura Turner Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G Major, Op. 6, HWV 319
Strings Festival Orchestra; Michael Sachs, conductor
Strings Music Festival, Strings Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
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