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. ...

  • Rocking Out to Bartók

    BARTÓK String Quartet No. 3 (arr. Konopka)
    BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

    Music 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...

  • Expressions of the Human Spirit

    STRAUSS 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯
    MOZART Requiem, K. 626

    In 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...

  • 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 Orchestra

    Composer-conductor John Adams curates and conducts a program of living American composers — from minimalist icons Steve Reich and Phi...

  • 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 ...

  • Glover in London

    BRITTEN 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴
    VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22

    Two 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...

  • 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...