Mendelssohn’s Fantaisie in F# minor Op. 28 also known as The Scottish Sonata – we will see why – is here interpreted by Murray Perahia in a 1998 Tokyo recital. He also performed Bach’s English Suite No. 3, Händel’s Suite No. 5, Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata – smart programming since Mendelssohn’s Sonata follows that model –, 6 Lieder ohne Worte by Mendelssohn, Chopin’s Fantasy Op. 49 and Schubert’s Impromptu Op. 90, No. 2. During the 19th century, a number of German composers were in love with Sc

🎧🎻 Watch Mendelssohn's uplifting Fifth Symphony, as well as music by Prokofiev, Tippett and Lindberg. Associate Conductor Alpesh Chauhan conducts the orchestra's Autumn 2020 Opening Concert. | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra