IDAGIO | Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", The Hebrides Overture

Featuring

Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Maria João Pires
London Symphony Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Robert Schumann

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded live in DSD on January 21, 2014, at the Barbican in London.

Cultural Impact

Mendelssohn's magnificent biblical oratorio, Elijah, gained a place alongside Handel's Messiah in the affections of British choral societies and their audiences.

Performer Biography

Maria João Pires, the pianist on this album, gave her first public performance in 1948 at the age of four.

Composer Biography

Robert Schumann, the composer of the Piano Concerto, was the youngest son of a Saxon bookseller and was encouraged by his father to study music.

Performer Biography

The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), featured on this recording, was formed in 1904 as London's first self-governing orchestra and has been resident at the Barbican since 1982.

Composer Biography

Felix Mendelssohn, the composer of the 'Scottish' Symphony and 'The Hebrides' Overture, was the grandson of Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and son of an influential German banker.

Performer Biography

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the conductor on this album, is the founder and artistic director of three ensembles: the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique.