90. Highland Fling? Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony (pt2)

How Scottish do you have to be to be worthy of the name? If you're going to write a Scottish Symphony should it contain Scottish music? Does Mendelssohn pass the test? Regardless, his Symphony No.3 is brilliant, moving and surprising...

 

Music here on Youtube or Spotify (full piece. Part 2 on the Youtube vid starts at 20:46)

Listening time: 29 mins (Podcast 9', music 20') or 49' if you listen to the whole piece. 

 

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