Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

1. Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", I. Andante Con Moto - Allegro Un Poco Agitato
2. Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", II. Vivace Non Troppo
3. Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", III. Adagio
4. Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", IV. Allegro Vivacissimo - Allegro Maestoso Assai
5. Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, Op. 27, MWVP5
6. Lieder ohne Worte, Book III, Op. 38, No. 2, Lost Happiness, MWV U115
7. Lieder ohne Worte, Book I, Op. 19B, No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song, MWV U78
8. Lieder ohne Worte, Book VI, Op. 67, No. 4, Spinning Song, MWV U182

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief conductor Lahav Shani open this Mendelssohn album with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 3, the ‘Scottish’, that was inspired by his first visit to Great Britain in 1829. The overture Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), first heard in 1828, was inspired by two short poems by Goethe. The album closes with 3 of Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte Op.19b, orchestrated by maestro Shani.