Orchestre philharmonique royal de liege^sturm und klang^tatiana samouil^david lively^gergely madaras^sarah laulan –

Mernier: ustica

This album, Ustica, marks a further stage in the firmly established relationship between Benoît Mernier and the record label Cypres, which over the course of 25 years has traced the evolution of the composer's musical language and the affirmation of his artistic identity. It will be released to coincide with the premiere of his new opera, Bartelby, at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie.Ustica marks a milestone in this collaboration, painting a portrait of a composer and offering testimony to a long-standing artistic partnership. Ustica reveals a moment of maturity in which formal rigour, poetry, and memory intertwine.The two symphonic movements contrast a contemplative adagio shaped by Baudelaire (Comme d'autres esprits) with a bright, virtuosic scherzo (Sur un ciel immense), a joyful tribute to Philippe Boesmans. Offering, for alto voice and ensemble, sets three spiritual poems by Rabindranath Tagore to music in a continuous flow moving from longing and hope to joy. Deux poèmes pour violon et piano, dedicated to Jacques de Decker, explore memory through a playful and light-hearted style of composition consisting of fragments and snippets. Finally, Ustica, inspired by a poem by Octavio Paz, unfolds an orchestral meditation on life, death, and memory that oscillates between sun-drenched stillness and the mysterious fluidity of incantatory melodies.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liege^Sturm und Klang^Tatiana Samouil^David Lively^Gergely Madaras^Sarah Laulan
Released	2026
Music Genre	Classical
Label	CYPRES
Condition	New
UPC	5412217046736
SKU	al-5412217046736

1.1 Comme D'autres Esprits, Pour Orchestre
1.2 Sur Un Ciel Immense, Pour Orchestre
1.3 Offering, Pour Voix D'alto Et Ensemble Instrumental
1.4 Deux Poèmes Pour Violon Et Piano-Voici Que la Nuit Vraie Arrive
1.5 Deux Poèmes Pour Violon Et Piano-Le Bruit Des Choses Éveillées
1.6 Ustica, Pour Orchestre de Chambre