Scotland: Inverary Castle-City Scenes-Pitlochry Whisky Distillery [Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony]

A Musical Tour of Edinburgh, the Highlands and the Hebrides With music by Felix Mendelssohn Chapter IV Inverary Castle is the home of the Dukes of Argyll, chiefs of the Clan Campbell. The present castle was built in 1743 on the site of a 15th century building, with designs partly by the Adam brothers of Edinburgh and decoration of the interior by the 18th century architect and designer Robert Mylne. Public rooms include a fine reception apartment and a magnificent dining-room, with a table that allows the display of various gilt and silver artefacts, not least an elaborately worked sailing ship, with its crew. The village of Blair Atholl, belongs to the Murrays, Dukes of Atholl, who have their castle there, near Pitlochry with its famous small distillery. The bagpipe remains as much a part of Scottish cultural life as the kilt, worn on more special occasions. Music Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, Scottish IV. Allegro vivacissimo Allegro maestoso assai Mendelssohns Scottish Symphony ends with a movement that seems to derive its five themes from Scottish songs, the identity of which has aroused continuing speculation from those who like to hear in the music the gathering of the clans.