Mahler's Titan at Severance Music Center

The Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

DEBUSSY  Jeux (Games), poème dansé

DEBUSSY  Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra

MAHLER  Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”)

Mahler wrote, “A symphony should be like the world, it should embrace everything,” and his first symphony is just that. From its opening whispers of dawn and birdsong to its grand and glorious finale, Mahler’s symphony is turbulent, passionate, triumphant … and simply exhilarating. The Orchestra is joined by Leif Ove Andsnes, “a pianist of magisterial elegance, power, and insight” (The New York Times), for Debussy’s intoxicating Fantaisie. The composer’s playful Jeux rounds out the program.