Mendelssohn completed a dozen strings-only symphonies before, at the age of 15, he got around to his formal No 1. Jan Willem de Vriend here couples it with the Scottish, begun five years later and ...

Mendelssohn was captivated by Scotland’s wild beauty, and he poured it into his Scottish Symphony. It’s music full of misty landscapes, ancient ruins, and stirring energy. Let Mendelssohn take you ...

With classical statues, red carpeting, golden lighting, and beautiful architecture, the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed against a setting of grandeur last weekend, amplified by the buzzing energy ...

It is not surprising these performances sound so alive. The concerts from which the live recordings are taken were breathtakingly vital. In the 15-year-old Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.1, a work racing ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Mendelssohn’s Third Symphony is a brooding work of orchestral colour, inspired by the ruins of Holyrood ...

It's hard to imagine wedding music without the familiar strains of Mendelssohn's famous "Wedding March." The tune is so famous — opening with its regal blast of brass — that it seems like it's been ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The title Mendelssohn in Birmingham refers to the composer’s historical links to the city, but is also a plain ...