Performance on 3 - Mendelssohn and Royalty - Mendelssohn and Royalty - Part 2

Presented by Louise Fryer. The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers' programme of choral and orchestral music exploring Mendelssohn's royal connections concludes. Featuring a piece which expressed his close relationship with the British royal family - the Scottish Symphony, which Mendelssohn dedicated to Queen Victoria when he completed it in 1842, almost 15 years after its inception. BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor) Symphony No 3 in A, Op 56 (Scottish).