Begin Again: Franz Conducts Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony | Adella

BERND RICHARD DEUTSCH Intensity [World Premiere; TCO Commission] DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 What is it like to start writing a new piece of music, after you have composed many? As a conductor, how does one tackle an unknown piece by a young composer or revisit a well-known piece of music by a familiar composer? “Begin Again” explores the experience of first-time musical encounters as Franz Welser-Möst leads the world premiere performance of Bernd Richard Deutsch’s “Intensity”, and Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony. The episode features in-depth discussions with Welser-Möst, Deutsch, and President & CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra André Gremillet about the process of beginning ... again and again. The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor