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Work: Lied

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ComposerWidmann, Jörg (b. 1973)
PeriodContemporary
Work typeOrchestral
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Widmann, Bartók and Beethoven with Joshua Bell and The Cleveland Orchestra

Severance Hall was packed this weekend for a rare appearance by violinist Joshua Bell with the Cleveland Orchestra and music director Franz Welser-Möst conducting. There should have been no disappointment; the concert was brilliantly executed from beginning to end. This review is based on the performance of Saturday, 19 January.Jörg Widmann’s Lied (2003, revised 2009) opened the concert.
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