In October of 1830, Mendelssohn went to Italy on a trip that lasted 10 months, which the composer documented visually in a series of watercolor paintings and sketches and musically in his Fourth Symphony. It’s a work that isn’t necessarily Italian in musical style, but rather, a work that is more metaphorically Italian, being inspired by art and architecture, and the Mediterranean sunshine. Hear it tonight at 7: our Evening Masterwork on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Evening Masterwork: Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 in A Op. 90 "Italian" for March 6, 2023
