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Mendelssohn and Royalty - Part 2
Episode 2 of 2
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers' programme of music with royal connections concludes with a performance of Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony.
Presented by Louise Fryer.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers' programme of choral and orchestral music exploring Mendelssohn's royal connections concludes. Featuring a piece which expressed his close relationship with the British royal family - the Scottish Symphony, which Mendelssohn dedicated to Queen Victoria when he completed it in 1842, almost 15 years after its inception.
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor)
Symphony No 3 in A, Op 56 (Scottish).
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Sat 9 May 200920:10
BBC Radio 3
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