Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, MWV N 18, Op. 56
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor ("Scottish"), MWV N 18, Op. 56 Binding: ISMN: 9790004211601 Size: 9.8 x 12.6 inches Pages: 168 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! PDF Preview Description The first performance of the "Scottish" Symphony took place under the direction of the composer on 3 March 1842 at the 19th subscription concert of the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. A few months later (on 13 June 1842), Mendelssohn conducted the work's enthusiastically acclaimed London first performance with the Philharmonic Society. It was also around this time that Mendelssohn began forming the plan to dedicate the publication of the symphony – he had, after all, obtained the first impulses for its composition in the British Isles – to the young Queen Victoria. The symphony was published on 10 December 1842 in a version for piano duet written by the composer himself. It was released simultaneously by Breitkopf