The new album from acclaimed pianist Orion Weiss features music by Brahms, Schubert, and Debussy paired with works from young composers after World War I and II: Ernst von Dohnányi, György Ligeti, and Louise Talma.

As the final issue of his ambitious three-part Arc series, this album is a set of pieces born from the bright points of life, inspired by peace, hope, love, ambition, optimism, and the divine. “After 2020, I longed to connect with feelings of hope and renewal—how else to chart a path forward? The arc of this recital trilogy is inverted, like a rainbow’s reflection in water,” says Orion Weiss. “Arc I’s first steps head downhill, beginning from hope and proceeding to despair. The bottom of the journey, Arc II, is Earth’s center, grief, loss, the lowest we can reach. The return trip, Arc III, is one of excitement and renewal, filled with the joy of rebirth and anticipation of a better future. As we envisage our ascent, music from times of joyful creation can create a road map leading us out and up… It is my message of faith in humans—our resilience, our rebound, our irrepressibility.”