Mahler's Resurrection at Severance Music Center

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Mst, conductorLauren Snouffer, sopranoMarie-Nicole Lemieux, mezzo-sopranoCleveland Orchestra ChorusMAHLER Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection")Some pieces of music are so stirring, so electrifying that audiences are transfixed by their inherent emotional power. Mahlers passionate and tempestuous Second Symphony about humanitys search for meaning in life and death is such a work. Composed for a massive orchestra, choir, and soloists, it is riveting from its darkly ferocious opening to its exhilarating, ecstatic finale.