Question

Otto Klemperer disliked the coda of the second movement of this composer’s third symphony, and substituted in his own ending for some of his recordings. One symphony by this composer opens with horns playing repeated A-C-sharp dyads before the strings open with an A, C-sharp, A, A, (15[1])C-sharp, A theme. This (15[1])composer’s fifth symphony quotes the (*) “Dresden (10[1])Amen” and the hymn “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” This composer’s fourth symphony ends with a Saltarello movement that incorporates elements of the tarantella (10[1])dance, and his third symphony was inspired by travels to a region that also inspired his “Hebrides Overture.” For 10 points, name this Jewish composer of the “Scottish” and “Italian” Symphonies. ■END■

ANSWER: Felix Mendelssohn
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