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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, "Italian"
00:27 I. Allegro Vivace
11:33 II. Andante con moto
18:00 III. Con moto moderato
24:31 IV. Saltarello. Presto
Performed by Orquesta Reino de Aragón
Conductor: Ricardo Casero
Mendelssohn wrote his Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 in 1833, fresh from his travels through Italy. The experience left a mark. Mediterranean light, street life, color, noise, warmth: all of it went into the music.
The result is one of the most immediately appealing symphonies in the repertoire. Classical in structure, Romantic in spirit, it moves with an energy and clarity that never feel effortful. The first movement is buoyant and marchlike, full of rhythmic verve and cheerful motifs that seem to carry the heat of a southern city at midday. The second breathes long, singing melody with unhurried grace. The Andante con moto offers something quieter: poised, harmonically warm, with refined counterpoint beneath the surface. Then the finale arrives like a burst of sunlight, a dance-inflected rondo of fanfares and playful rhythms that closes the symphony in pure, unforced celebration.
Mendelssohn wasn't writing a postcard. He was writing a portrait, affectionate and precise, of a country that genuinely moved him. Nearly two centuries later, that feeling still comes through.
Orquesta Reino de Aragón
ORA is a leading private ensemble founded in 2011 by Aragonese musician Sergio Guarné. It has performed over 200 concerts in eight countries and has surpassed the 200,000-attendance mark, earning critical acclaim from both the public and the press. Since the 2013/2014 season, its principal conductor has been maestro Ricardo Casero, and since 2017, it has been a resident ensemble at the Zaragoza Auditorium.
Discover more about ORA at their website: orquestareinodearagon.es/la-orquesta
Born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in 1809, Felix Mendelssohn is one of the most significant composers of the romantic period, managing perhaps more than anyone else to marry the expressive impulses of the era with the form and control of the classical period. His most famous works include his Symphonies No.s 3, 4, and 5 (the “Scottish” in A minor, “Italian” in A major, and “Reformation” in D major/minor), the A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Elijah, and Hebrides overtures, Violin Concerto in E minor, and his Songs Without Words for solo piano. On top of his fame as a composer, Mendelssohn was a celebrated performer of both the piano and organ, and through his performance of others’ works, he notably contributed to the rediscovery and revival of past composers, including most notably Bach and Schubert. He was also the grandson of the famous Jewish philosopher, Moses Mendelssohn.
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, "Italian"
00:27 I. Allegro Vivace
11:33 II. Andante con moto
18:00 III. Con moto moderato
24:31 IV. Saltarello. Presto
Performed by Orquesta Reino de Aragón
Conductor: Ricardo Casero
Mendelssohn wrote his Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 in 1833, fresh from his travels through Italy. The experience left a mark. Mediterranean light, street life, color, noise, warmth: all of it went into the music.
The result is one of the most immediately appealing symphonies in the repertoire. Classical in structure, Romantic in spirit, it moves with an energy and clarity that never feel effortful. The first movement is buoyant and marchlike, full of rhythmic verve and cheerful motifs that seem to carry the heat of a southern city at midday. The second breathes long, singing melody with unhurried grace. The Andante con moto offers something quieter: poised, harmonically warm, with refined counterpoint beneath the surface. Then the finale arrives like a burst of sunlight, a dance-inflected rondo of fanfares and playful rhythms that closes the symphony in pure, unforced celebration.
Mendelssohn wasn't writing a postcard. He was writing a portrait, affectionate and precise, of a country that genuinely moved him. Nearly two centuries later, that feeling still comes through.
Orquesta Reino de Aragón
ORA is a leading private ensemble founded in 2011 by Aragonese musician Sergio Guarné. It has performed over 200 concerts in eight countries and has surpassed the 200,000-attendance mark, earning critical acclaim from both the public and the press. Since the 2013/2014 season, its principal conductor has been maestro Ricardo Casero, and since 2017, it has been a resident ensemble at the Zaragoza Auditorium.
Discover more about ORA at their website: orquestareinodearagon.es/la-orquesta
Born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in 1809, Felix Mendelssohn is one of the most significant composers of the romantic period, managing perhaps more than anyone else to marry the expressive impulses of the era with the form and control of the classical period. His most famous works include his Symphonies No.s 3, 4, and 5 (the “Scottish” in A minor, “Italian” in A major, and “Reformation” in D major/minor), the A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Elijah, and Hebrides overtures, Violin Concerto in E minor, and his Songs Without Words for solo piano. On top of his fame as a composer, Mendelssohn was a celebrated performer of both the piano and organ, and through his performance of others’ works, he notably contributed to the rediscovery and revival of past composers, including most notably Bach and Schubert. He was also the grandson of the famous Jewish philosopher, Moses Mendelssohn.
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