Works by composers and poets inspired by The Great War.

Alban Berg and Maurice Ravel saw the front lines of the Great War first hand, as did Guillaume Apollinaire, the poet for Francis Poulenc’s Banalités. Charles Ives’ Songs of War reflect on a conflict an ocean away, while Enrique Grandados’ career was cut tragically short by a German U-Boat.

Performers

Alban Berg 4 Gesänge op. 2

Charles Ives 3 Songs of War

Francis Poulenc Banalités

Maurice Ravel 2 Mélodies hébraïques

Enrique Granados Canciones Amatorias, Los Requiebros from Goyescas

Amy Owens soprano; Kate Maroney mezzo soprano; Joshua Conyers, Mario Diaz-Moresco baritone; Michael Brofman, Spencer Myer piano