(2001) Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture - Violin Concerto in E Minor - Symphony No. 4 in A Major "Italian" Op. 61a thereby opening the way for

thereby opening the way for the development of the instrumental canzona in Italy

Fontana’s sonatas are rooted in the old style

Camille Saint-Saëns’ Concerto for Harp and Orchestra was conceived to display the brilliance of the soloist and his instrument

Barely a month later he was writing a Second

and in its tempestuousness recalls the first movement

(2001) Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture - Violin Concerto in E Minor - Symphony No. 4 in A Major "Italian" Op. 61a thereby opening the way forAfter visiting the legendary Fingal Caves in Scotland, Mendelssohn sketched out what was to become the theme of the overture The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), including it in a letter he sent home that evening. He completed this overture an expressive, romantic symphonic poem in Rome about a year later. The cheerful, warm and romantic violin concerto in E minor, Op. 64, is one of the most beautiful and popular of all time, and is part of the repertoire of