The tensions that The Great War caused stimulated creative minds well beyond the 19th century. Some saw in their music a way to communicate their worries, while others sought refuge. This record explores these various stances within a European perspective, between Romantic or symphonic holdovers and neoclassical leanings, between repertory for organ and transcriptions... an entire musical world swept along into metamorphosis. Contents: Hendrik Andriessen Fête Dieu  Joseph Jongen Deux pièces pour orgue Sergueï Prokofiev Toccata Max Reger Trauerode Joseph Boulnois Choral Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin

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