This really gets under the skin! Anyone ready for music that takes them to the depths of human existence will find the Cleveland Orchestra’s concert just the ticket. After a four-year hiatus, this time-honoured ensemble returns to the Elbphilharmonie, remaining true to its artistic standards and programming. For almost a quarter of a century, Franz Welser-Möst has been shaping the rich musical culture of this leading American orchestra. At the heart of their collaborative work: musical works that question the meaning of life. This time, Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra offer harrowing insights into a tormented composer’s inner self and the world of thought at the end of a fulfilled artistic life. Joining them is Golda Schultz, whose voice, with its dreamlike warmth and radiance, lends the »Four Last Songs« the touching perfection that Strauss composed into them.
PERFORMERS
The Cleveland Orchestra orchestra
Golda Schultz soprano
Franz Welser-Möst conductor
PROGRAM
Richard Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder TrV 296
- Interval -
Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
