Note 106 — MENDELSSOHN

There is no general agreement as to the title of this overture. Mendelssohn himself referred to it as "The Hebrides," again as "The Solitary Island." The first published score was entitled "Fingal's Cave" (Die Fingals-Höhle), yet the parts for the players bore the title "The Hebrides" (Die Hebriden). It was called "The Isles of Fingal" when it was first performed in London (May 14, 1832).