Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, MWV N 18, Op. 56 - "Scottish"
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Editor: Thomas Schmidt-Beste Format: Full Score Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor ("Scottish"), MWV N 18, Op. 56 Binding: Hardcover ISMN: 9790004802427 Size: 9.8 x 12.6 inches Pages: 320 Urtext / Critical Edition Listen on Soundcloud Description Once again, musicological source studies preparing the publication of the volume in the Leipziger Mendelssohn-Ausgabe have provided in a Major surprise: the London version of June 1842 has survived in a copy of the score. Only with this score can the composer's (first) revision after the first performance in Leipzig be interpreted lucidly. A new light is thus cast on the often played Scottish Symphony which, incidentally, Mendelssohn never called as such.