At the heart of this new album from renowned British pianist Charles Owen stand two towering masterpieces: Liszt’s 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen' and Franck’s 'Prélude, Choral et Fugue' — works that chart spiritual journeys through grief, doubt and despair toward radiant, redemptive hope. Each embodies the essence of De Profundis — a rising from the depths, a cry of the soul yearning for transcendence. Liszt and Franck, so different in temperament yet united by deep mutual admiration and shared faith, drew profound inspiration from their Catholic spirituality. Where Liszt’s unbridled Romanticism blazes with drama and colour, Franck’s introspection glows with quiet devotion.