Mahler's Song of the Earth at Severance Music Center

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2. Mahler's Song of the Earth

PROKOFIEV  Symphony No. 7

MAHLER  Das Lied von der Erde

One of the final statements of a great symphonist coming to terms with his own mortality, Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of Earth) counts among Mahler’s most poignant achievements, a hymn to the transience of human life and the eternal perfection of nature. The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst also continue their exploratory journey of Prokofiev’s symphonies with the composer’s Seventh, his nostalgic and optimistic farewell to the symphonic form. 

This program’s Concert Preview lectures will be presented by Michael Strasser, Professor of Musicology, Baldwin Wallace University

Performing Artists

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Limmie Pulliam, tenor
Iurii Samoilov, baritone