Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, MWV N 16, Op. 90
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Symphony No. 4 in A Major ("Italian"), MWV N 16, Op. 90 Binding: ISMN: 9790004212073 Size: 9.8 x 12.6 inches Pages: 104 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! PDF Preview Description "To all extents and purposes, Germany is the land of artists," wrote Felix in 1831 while on his travels in Italy; but Italy, he added, "is the land of art." Indeed, everywhere he went in Italy, the 22-year-old composer found impulses for his symphony ("I have to save the work until I have seen Naples"). But although the country fired his inspiration ("It will be the merriest piece that I have ever written"), he did not actually write the "Italian" Symphony there. This did not occur until early 1833, when Mendelssohn obtained a commission from London, where he then conducted the first performance in May 1833. Begun the following year, his revision of the piece remained fragmentary, and the composer no longer