Mendelssohn mentioned this work for the first time in a letter written in Scotland to his family Mendelssohn mentioned this work for the first time in a letter written in Scotland to his family   quoting the first 21 bars of this programmatic overture. Over the years it was to receive numerous revisions.
 
Firstly, there were two “ Rome ” versions, the first of which Mendelssohn played to Berlioz on the piano. These were followed by two “ London ” versions.

Bärenreiter’s new Urtext study score includes the two London versions, following the scholarly-critical edition of all four versions edited by Christopher Hogwood and published in 2004 (BA 9053).

- Urtext edition reflecting the latest musicological knowledge
- Foreword (Eng/Ger)
- Suitable for study in schools, music conservatoires and universities

 

Edition no.:	TP 395
ISMN:	9790006205172
Composer / Author:	Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix
Title:	The Hebrides op. 26
	Concert Overture
Detailed instrumentation:	Flute (2), Oboe (2), Clarinet (in A) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (2), Trumpet (2), Kettledrum, Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass
Editor:	Hogwood, Christopher
Foreword / Introduction:	Hogwood, Christopher
Product format:	Study score, Urtext edition
Language(s) of text:	English, German
Duration (approx.):	00:10:00
Publisher:	Bärenreiter
Binding:	Stapled
Print run:	1st printing 2009
Pages / Format:	XII, 51 S. - 22,5 x 16,5 cm
Weight:	123 g

 

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Introduction 

 

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Sources for Letters 

 

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Einführung 

 

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Briefausgaben 

 

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Composer / Author: Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix 
The Hebrides op. 26 
Concert Overture 
London Versions 
Duration (approx.): 00:10:00