I have decided to post about the Hebrides Overture because it is such a great work! I have included a link to the music so that you can hear it as I critique it.
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (3 min. clip)
Audio Source: ©2004 Chandos Records Ltd. www.chandos-records.com
I like this piece because of the rolling melodies in the strings in the opening (which this clip doesn't have, but you hear about 30 seconds in). It paints a picture in my mind of the ocean. It is a pretty place that is peaceful most of the time, but there are points where waves and storms do occasionally come ashore.
This piece was written by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830. His inspiration comes from his visit to a cave called Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa, located amongst the Hebrides archipelago, near the coast of Scotland. He was quite impressed by this visit and penned his musical impression of the place!
This piece was one of the first of its kind...a piece of music written for the express purpose of simply setting a mood. It depicts feelings of peaceful loneliness and then at other times great turbulence. He revised this piece several times and this is his final version.
It is quite a wonderful piece and I hope you enjoy!
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