The tempo of the final movement was originally marked "Allegro Guerriero" to evoke a warlike men's chorus before it was changed to "Allegro Vivacissimo."
During the recapitulation of this piece's first movement, the cellos introduce a slower theme while playing in piano against the pianissimo staccato played on the woodwinds and strings. Its first version was titled "The Desert Island." The tempo of the final movement was originally marked "Allegro Guerriero" to evoke a warlike men's chorus before it was changed to "Allegro Vivacissimo." This symphony was influenced by a visit to the Palace of Holyroot during a trip that also inspired "Fingal's Cave" and the Hebrides Overture. For 10 points, name this symphony written in A Minor that was imagined during Mendelssohn's vacation to Edinburgh.
During the recapitulation of this piece's first movement, the cellos introduce a slower theme while playing in piano against the pianissimo staccato played on the woodwinds and strings.
{Scottish} Symphony [accept {Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3}; accept {3} after “{Mendelssohn}”]