The “Father of the Symphony” meets the composer who ushered the form into the 20th century. Haydn’s Symphony No. 80 is a refined gem of the Classical era that helped set the stage for the symphonic innovations to come. Guest conductor Petr Popelka then leads Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, a world-embracing work showcasing funeral marches, horn calls, and sublime love songs before a no-holds-barred finale.
Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra perform two 20th-century masterpieces live in Paris. South African soprano Golda Schultz lends her radiant voice to Richard Strauss’s staggeringly beautiful Four Last Songs, written in the sunset of the composer’s life.
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