Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. Posth. 90, ""Italian""

Statue of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy next to the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Mendelssohn's performance of the Matthaeus Passion in 1829, the first performance since Bach's lifetime, was a watershed moment in the rediscovery of Bach's work in the 19th century. 

Cantata Information

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. Posth. 90, ""Italian"", MWV N16

Created 13 May 1833, Occasion: Mendelssohn's performance of the Matthaeus Passion.

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Mendelssohn's performance of the Matthaeus Passion