Scotland inspired two of his most famous works: the overture The Hebrides, (also known as Fingal's Cave); and the Scottish Symphony (Symphony No. 3).

Mendelssohn thanked the Queen by dedicating his Scottish Symphony to her.

Felix Mendelssohn was obsessed with fugal writing, as it can be found prominently in the Scottish Symphony, Italian Symphony, and the Hebrides Overture.

His "Scottish Symphony" was also greeted without much rancor, although it dispensed with the first movement of Mendelssohn's score.

Later, just after 9.00 p.m., as they drove down to Gullane, Bob sli a cassette of Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony into the tapedeck.

'The Scottish Symphony is one of my favourites,' she told him honestly.

On his last visit to England in 1847, he conducted his own Scottish Symphony with the Philharmonic Orchestra before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Mendelssohn's "Scottish Symphony" and Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks Concerto" complete the program.

Following his tour of England, Mendelssohn proceeded to Scotland, where he began work on his symphony number 3, the Scottish Symphony.

Indeed, it seemed an ideal backdrop for Mendelssohn's similarly evocative "Scottish" Symphony, which, though organless, was the program's centerpiece.