When the young Mendelssohn travelled through Scotland in 1829, he was overwhelmed by the austere beauty of the landscape, and he translated his impressions into orchestral scores full of melancholy. Bruch’s highly Romantic Scottish Fantasy likewise combines lovely folk themes with war chants and tender love songs.
Tracklisting:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
1. Die Hebriden op. 26 "Fingalshöhle" (Ouvertüre) (10:10)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Max Bruch (1838-1920)
2.-6. Schottische Fantasie op. 46 (für Violine und Orchester mit Harfe) (30:50)
Ulf Hoelscher (Violine), Bamberger Symphoniker, Bruno Weil

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
7.-12. Sinfonie Nr. 3 a-moll op. 56 "Schottische" (33:01)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst
Released 2011.