SCHUBERT C-major Symphony, “The Great”
KRENEK Static and Ecstatic

Schubert’s symphonic masterpiece, his C-major Symphony “the Great” is offset with a uniquely modern work by 20th-century composer Ernst Křenek, “Static and Ecstatic” — The Cleveland Orchestra’s final two performances before the...

SCHNITTKE Concerto for Piano and Strings
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 2 in D minor

This compilation features works by two great Soviet composers: Sergei Prokofiev’s Second Symphony, and Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and Strings, performed by soloist Yefim Bronfman. Franz Welser-Möst observe...

R. STRAUSS Macbeth
R. STRAUSS Don Juan
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

A celebration of three early tone poems by Richard Strauss, this album reaffirms Franz Welser-Möst's reputation as a world-renowned conductor of Strauss. According to Welser-Möst, in these three pieces Strauss...

WALKER Antifonys
WALKER Sinfonia No. 4, “Threads”
WALKER Lilacs
WALKER Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions”

Featuring four works spanning half a century by pioneering American composer George Walker (1922–2018), this album demonstrates his wide-ranging musical vision and meticulously-crafted sound worl...

SCHUBERT Mass No. 6 in E-flat major

“Schubert seems to have taken the liturgical Mass off of its high pedestal and placed it squarely on earth, focusing on human emotion and our personal relationship with the divine,” writes Franz Welser-Möst. The Cleveland Orchestra is joined by The Cleveland...

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor

“There is not a note in this symphony which I did not feel deeply, and which did not serve as an echo of sincere impulses within my soul,” wrote Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky of his Fourth Symphony, which he would call his “best symphonic work ever.” Franz Welse...

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor

Prokofiev composed his Sixth Symphony to reflect on “the wounds that cannot be healed” as World War II came to a devastating close, leading to his denouncement by the Soviet government for “antipopular tendencies.” This powerful recording captures the ca...

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, “Romantic”

Marking the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, this recording preceded a special performance by Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in the composer’s hometown of Ansfelden, Austria for the 2024 International Bruckner Festival. “...

BERG Three Pieces from “Lyric Suite”
R. STRAUSS Suite in Three Parts from “Der Rosenkavalier”

Two contrasting early-20th-century masterpieces capture the Orchestra’s trademark sound in this live recording. Franz Welser-Möst complements selections from a suite by Alban Berg and with his own su...

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

Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s ingenuity is on full display in this exciting recording of the String Quartet No. 3 (arrange by Cleveland Orchestra violist Stanley Konopka) and the Suite from “The ...

BERLIOZ “Symphonie fantastique”

In his “Symphonie fantastique,” the young Hector Berlioz bared his soul in music, torturing himself with passion — some might say obsession — for his beloved. Through tender love scenes, a thrilling march to the scaffold, and an opium-induced nightmare, Berlioz’s...

EASTMAN Symphony No. 2, “The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend’s Love for the Beloved”
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Ukrainian”

This recording pairs the Second Symphonies of Julius Eastman and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — works that, despite being separated by over 100 years of histo...