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The Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. Posth. 90, MWV N 16, commonly known as the Italian, [1] is an orchestral symphony written by German composer Felix Mendelssohn. History [ edit ]
Felix Mendelssohn aged 12 (1821) by Carl Joseph Begas. Felix Mendelssohn was born on 3 February 1809, in Hamburg, at the time an independent city-state, [n 4] in the same house where, a year later, the dedicatee and first performer of his Violin Concerto, Ferdinand David, would be born. [4]
String Symphony No. 3 in E minor (1821) String Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1821) String Symphony No. 5 in B flat major (1821) String Symphony No. 6 in E flat major (1821) String Symphony No. 7 in D minor (1822) String Symphony No. 8 in D major (later arranged for full orchestra) (1822) String Symphony No. 9 in C minor (1823)
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The symphony was dedicated to the Philharmonic Society, who performed the London première on May 25, 1829 with Mendelssohn conducting. [2] Mendelssohn orchestrated the scherzo from his Octet Op. 20 as an alternative third movement for this performance, which is occasionally played alongside or in place of the Menuetto.
The Royal Philharmonic Society has commissioned new works to composers since 1813. [1] Most notable pieces commissioned by the Society are Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No.4 and Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No.8.
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A few days later Mendelssohn and his companion visited the western coast of Scotland and the island of Staffa, which in turn inspired the composer to start the Hebrides. [7] After completing the first version of the Hebrides, Mendelssohn continued to work on his initial sketches of what would become Symphony No. 3 while touring Italy. [3]