Be by the sea now
Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) by Mendelssohn
(EMI Classics, £10.99)
Where will it take me? To the hexagonal basalt columns of Fingal’s Cave, on the Hebridean island of Staffa, Scotland.
What will I hear? The short piece (it’s only 11 minutes long but was composed as a complete work) has two themes: one reflects the strange beauty and solitariness of the cave, the other the roiling movement of the sea.
In the company of? Mendelssohn intended this piece to develop feelings of loneliness and solitude, so best travel there alone… mentally, at least.
Click here to listen to a sample…
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