Franz Welser-Most - A New Century (CD)

Widely regarded as one of the world's finest orchestras, in 2018 The Cleveland Orchestra celebrated the 100th anniversary of it's founding by pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes. Today, as the Orchestra looks forward into a new century, the ensemble launches it's own record label with a deluxe box set conducted and curated by Franz Welser-Möst, their Music Director of almost two decades. Recorded in concert within the legendary acoustic of Severance Hall, A New Century features recordings of landmark works by Beethoven, Varèse, Richard Strauss, and Prokofiev alongside new works by Austrian composers Johannes Maria Staud and Bernd Richard Deutsch. The set is presented in a luxurious box set featuring artwork inspired by the Orchestra's architecturally stunning home in Cleveland. The album is accompanied by a 150-page book filled with photographs and notes exploring the music within and the history of this great American orchestra.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 - Assai Sostenuto - Allegro
2. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 - Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Trio
3. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 - Molto Adagio - Andante
4. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 - Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace
5. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 - Finale: Allegro Appassionato - Presto
6. Varèse: Amériques
7. Staud: Stromab
8. Strauss: Aus Italien, Op. 16, TRV 147 - Auf Der Campagna. Andante
9. Strauss: Aus Italien, Op. 16, TRV 147 - in Roms Ruinen. Andante
10. Strauss: Aus Italien, Op. 16, TRV 147 - Am Strande Von Sorrent. Andantino
11. Strauss: Aus Italien, Op. 16, TRV 147 - Neopolitanisches Volksleben. Allegro Molto
12. Deutsch: Okeanos - [Wasser] Quarter Note = 66
13. Deutsch: Okeanos - [Luft] Quarter Note = 132
14. Deutsch: Okeanos - [Erde] Quarter Note = 66
15. Deutsch: Okeanos - [Feuer] Quarter Note = 140
16. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 - Moderato
17. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 - Andante
18. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 - Allegro Agitato
19. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 - Andante Mosso - Allegro Moderato