Felix Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony

August 4, 2015 7:34 PM

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the La Scala Orchestra in Felix Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony. Second movement. Third movement. Fourth movement. The Los Angeles Philharmonic's program notes on the piece. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's extended video about the piece's composition, "Why Italy?"

Other performances:

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Mito Chamber Orchestra.
First movement.
Second movement.
Third movement.
Fourth movement.

Georg Solti conducts the BRSO.
First movement.
Second movement.
Third movement.
Fourth movement.

Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.
First movement.
Second movement.
Third movement.
Fourth movement.

posted by Rustic Etruscan (3 comments total)

A welcome reprise of these posts.
posted by Segundus at 1:08 AM on August 5, 2015

My sister Tish, real name Patricia, taught our young nephews to pronounce her name. The closest the babies could come was Badeeda. Listen to the Italian: Ba-dee-da, Ba-dee-da, ba- DEEEEE-da, and you will know why Tish dreaded that symphony that every one else thought called her baby talk name.
posted by Cranberry at 1:19 AM on August 5, 2015

Mendelssohn wrote some amazing symphonies. Thanks for another great post!
posted by persona au gratin at 8:46 AM on August 5, 2015