Mendelssohn:
Overture, Hebrides (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
Symphony No 3, Scottish

Schumann:
Piano Concerto

LSO Live presents the first in a series exploring the complete symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Also featured on this release is the wonderful Portuguese pianist, Maria Joao Pires. Scheduled for release in both SACD and blu-ray audio formats, the LSO will be able to be both seen and heard, with Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s particular aural and visual performance choices taking their full effect.

Both inspired by his travels to the British Isles, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 and his Overture, Hebrides (‘Fingal’s Cave’) are amongst the composer’s most popular and celebrated works, full of the influence of the rolling Scottish landscape.

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Recorded 21 January 2014. In Barbican, London