(light upbeat music) - [Announcer] This is a production of South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

(lively orchestra music) - Welcome back to our exploration of the orchestra through Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony.

In the first movement we saw that he took inspiration from the landscape and architecture of Scotland.

But he also heard music there, Scottish folk music.

Before we listen to his second movement, let's have a visit with some of our SDSL musicians so that they can play for us something like Mendelssohn would have heard.

(lively folk music) How wonderful.

In his second movement, Mendelssohn uses the woodwind section of the orchestra a lot, beginning with a solo for the clarinet.

(lively clarinet music) And here is how that same tune sounds with the flute and oboe.

(lively flute and oboe music) And here is another portion of this movement when the woodwinds are playing as a section.

(lively woodwinds music) Let's hear this second movement now.

The whole orchestra plays but notice how Mendelssohn features the woodwinds individually and as a section.

(lively orchestra music) (audience applauding)