LSO: Gardiner conducts Mendelssohn & Schumann

Synopsis

Inspired by his travels around Britain, and full of the influence of the rolling Scottish landscape, Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 – often known as ‘Scottish’ – and his Overture: The Hebrides are among his most popular and admired works. Programmed with Schumann’s richly imaginative Piano Concerto, acclaimed pianist Maria João Pires joins the Orchestra as soloist."Even if they spoke with different accents these genial Romantics were united in their ambitious fervour for ‘abstract’ music to be acknowledged as having the same expressive force as poetry, drama or the literary novel. The three works on this album exemplify the endeavour and range of invention of two of them, friends and colleagues in Leipzig" (Sir John Eliot Gardiner). PROGRAM Mendelssohn, Overture: The Hebrides, Symphony No. 3; Schumann, Piano Concerto

Additional Info

• No: 8601
• Composer: Mendelssohn, Schumann
• Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner
• Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
• Artists: Maria João Pires
• Production year: 2014
• Run time: 01:31:00
• Producers: LSO Live
• Format: HDTV 16:9