Julien Van Mellaerts, Dylan Perez - Dialogues (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Lake: No. 1, The Lake
02. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 1, Liebesbotschaft
03. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 10, Das Fischermädchen
04. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 3, Frühlingssehnsucht
05. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 2, Kriegers Ahnung
06. The Lake: No. 4, Ready
07. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen
08. The Lake: No. 3, Timeless
09. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 12, Am Meer
10. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 8, Der Atlas
11. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 7, Abschied
12. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 14, Die Taubenpost
13. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 5, Aufenthalt
14. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 9, Ihr Bild
15. The Lake: No. 2, All My Life
16. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 11, Die Stadt
17. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 6, In der Ferne
18. The Lake: No. 5, Courage

Dialogues presents baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and pianist Dylan Perez in a recital shaped as a continuous narrative, interweaving Schubert’s Schwanengesangwith The Lake, a newly commissioned cycle by Errollyn Wallen. Rather than contrasting past and present,the programme unfolds within a shared, intimate soundworld: Wallen’s reflective songs frame and reshape Schubert’s, allowing familiar numbers to emerge with new focus and perspective.

Van Mellaerts and Perez approach the sequence as a single arc, their close partnership emphasising text, colour and atmosphere. The result is a compelling reimagining of Schubert’s late songs, where new music becomes part of the same expressive landscape rather than a commentary upon it – a powerful meditation on love, distance, memory and hope.