Missed The Great Trip? Catch up on iPlayer

‘The Great Trip’, part of BBC Radio 3’s Mendelssohn weekend, in which Ed read letters from the composer’s travels, is now available on BBC iPlayer.
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Mendelssohn Weekend: The Great Trip

Radio – Mendelssohn weekend

Saturday 9 May
10.20-11.30pm BBC RADIO 3
Mendelssohn Weekend: The Great Trip In Words And Music
Mendelssohn’s “Great Trip” – between 1829 and 1832 – was the longest recorded continuous journey undertaken by any known musician of the period. Edward Bennett reads the colourful letters the composer wrote on his European travels.
Mendelssohn’s trip spanned England and Scotland [...]