Artists of all genres responded to World War One with works of unprecedented depth, intensity, and beauty. The deeply felt perspectives of Hungarian, French, and English composers merge in a unified, transnational condemnation of war and a yearning for peace.

Program

Dohnányi Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 26 (1914)
Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin for Wind Quintet (1914-17)
Elgar Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 84 (1918-19)

Performers

Orion Weiss, Piano
Cho-Liang Lin, Violin
Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin
Paul Neubauer, Viola
Keith Robinson, Cello
Sooyun Kim, Flute
James Austin Smith, Oboe
Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet
Marc Goldberg, Bassoon
Eric Reed, Horn