January 18
Welser-Möst Conducts Schubert
Written in the final year of his life, Schubert’s Mass in E Flat is a work of uncommon power and poignant reflection from a composer facing his own mortality. It is preceded by his “Unfinished” Symphony, presented in between movements of Berg’s Lyric Suite. Through this fascinating juxtaposition, spanning more than a century, Schubert’s pioneering artistry and Berg’s latent romanticism are brought into illuminating relief.
CONDUCTOR
Franz Welser-Möst
ARTISTS
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Alban Berg
Lyric Suite – I. Andante amoroso
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 ‘Unfinished’ – Movement I
Alban Berg
Lyric Suite – II. Allegro misterioso
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 ‘Unfinished’ – Movement II
Alban Berg
Lyric Suite – III. Adagio appassionato
Franz Schubert
Mass No. 6 in E-flat D. 950