Boléro at Severance Music Center

The Cleveland Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello

SALONEN  Cello Concerto

DEBUSSY  Images

RAVEL  Boléro

It begins softly. A single snare drum. Then, a flute with a sensual melody. Gradually each instrument joins in, one after another, until the entire orchestra is playing in unison though the work’s final tremendous climax, highlighting a concert featuring impressionistic music.