Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 2nd Movement, or Vivace non troppo, of Symphony No. 3 composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1842). The symphony is popularly known as the Scottish Symphony inspired by a visit to the ruins of Holyrood Chapel at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2016 and is on YouTube: BSO plays the Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony, 2nd Movement. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Felix Mendelssohn was inspired by his travels to Scotland to write this masterpiece. A classicist in romantic...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Happy Thanksgiving! This week’s musical offering is the Second Movement, or Adagio, ma non troppo, of the Cello Concerto by Antonin Dvořák. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in February 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Dvorak Cello Concerto, 2nd Movement. The cello soloist is Irena Josifoska, who was 20 years old then. We heard the First Movement of the Cello Concerto earlier this year, in the newsletter of July 3. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Dvorak hesitated composing his Cello Concerto for many years. Then, upon hearing Victor...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 3rd, and last, Movement (Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace) of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (1844). The music was composed by Felix Mendelssohn. The violin soloist is Samuele Parrini. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in October 2018 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 3rd Movement. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The Finale of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, performed by then 18-year old violinist Samuele Parrini and the BSO, from a concert in October 2018. A technical and musical...