The inspiration for the overture ‘The Hebrides’ or ‘Fingal’s Cave’, came from Mendelssohn - Composer’s tour of Scotland in 1829. While Edinburgh suggested to him the later ‘Scottish Symphony’, a journey further north provided material for the overture. It was reported that the composer immediately jotted down the opening theme for his composition after seeing the island. Listen to this performance by the Slovenská filharmónia - Slovak Philharmonic under Oliver Dohnányi, alongside other popular o