Viagem À Escócia
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During a trip to Scotland in 1829, Mendelssohn visited the palace of Holyrood, where Queen Mary lived and was crowned. He saw the stairs that her assassins climbed, he saw the ruined altar, covered with ivy and in the open air, in the center of an idyllic landscape. There he claimed to have found the beginning of the Scottish Symphony, which he would finish only 12 years later. The marks of the trip span all arrangements of the piece and will be unveiled in this concert commented by Gabriela Canavilhas and illustrated by examples presented by the orchestra. On the podium will be Scottish conductor Douglas Boyd, artistic director of the Garsington Opera festival.
