A Taste of the 20th Century
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America: Variations on a Theme
COPLAND Suite from “Appalachian Spring”
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
ELLINGTON New World A-Comin’
COPLAND Suite from “The Tender Land”This program of three quintessentially American composers paints a musical portrait of the country as they knew it: full of promises, tensions, and fraught beauty. ...
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Rocking Out to Bartók
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 3 (arr. Konopka)
BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous MandarinMusic Director Franz Welser-Möst and the Orchestra thread two of Bartók’s demanding visions into a single, emotionally charged arc. Paired with favorites from Bartók’s ballet The Miraculous Mandarin, violist Sta...
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Expressions of the Human Spirit
STRAUSS 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯
MOZART Requiem, K. 626In this digital production, Music Director Franz Welser-Möst discusses the importance and evolution of the Cleveland Sound under his 22-year tenure. Following an impassioned performance of Richard Strauss’s 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯, take a tour behind the scenes...
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John Adams’s America
SMITH 𝘛𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴
ADAMS 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴?
SIMON 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘴
GLASS Façades from 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴
REICH Three Movements for OrchestraComposer-conductor John Adams curates and conducts a program of living American composers — from minimalist icons Steve Reich and Phi...
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Blomstedt & “The Inextinguishable”
NIELSEN Symphony No. 4 (“The Inextinguishable”)
A man whose faith, spirituality, and communion with music imbue every rehearsal and performance, Herbert Blomstedt leads Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable” Fourth Symphony. Chief Artistic Officer Mark Williams sits down with Blomstedt for a glimpse into ...
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Glover in London
BRITTEN 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22Two towering artistic figures — Dame Jane Glover and pianist Imogen Cooper — reunite in Cleveland to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, paired with quintessentially English...
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George Walker: Lifting the Veil
WALKER 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘴 for voice and orchestra
STRAUSS Suite from 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 (compiled by Welser-Möst)In a program showcasing the breadth and variety of 20th century music, Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra and soprano Latonia Moore in their first performance of George Walker’s 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘢...