Ema Nikolovska, Elisabeth St-Gelais, Orchestre de L'Agora, Nicolas Ellis - Schubert · Cusson: Le Récital des anges (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Erlkönig, D.328 (Orch. by Hector Berlioz)
02. An den Mond, D.193 (Orch. by Ian Cusson)
03. Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 'Unfinished': I. Allegro moderato
04. Der Zwerg, D.771 (Orch. by Ian Cusson)
05. Der Blumen Schmerz, D.731 (Orch. by Ian Cusson)
06. Symphony No. 5, D.485: I. Allegro
07. Frühlingstraum, D.911 (Orch. by Ian Cusson)
08. Le Roi des Aulnes, D.328 (Orch. by Hector Berlioz)
09. Die Nacht, D.983c (Arr. for String Orchestra by Nicolas Ellis)
10. Le Récital des anges: I. Devant mon berceau
11. Le Récital des anges: II. Le regret des joujoux
12. Le Récital des anges: III. La sorella dell'amore
13. Le Récital des anges: IV. Banquet macabre
14. Le Récital des anges: V. Confession nocturne
15. Le Récital des anges: VI. Communion pascale
16. 5 Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme, WWV 91: I. Der Engel (Orch. by Felix Mottl & Richard Wagner)

At night, a woman wanders through the streets of Montreal. Her thoughts turn to her sister, Lucille, to their childhood together, and to her death. Drawing on the poetry of Émile Nelligan, composer Ian Cusson traces, in Le Récital des anges, a contemplative journey into the intimate experience of loss and grief. Performed by soprano Elisabeth St Gelais, this new work forms the centerpiece of a nocturnal programme devoted to wandering, poised between dream and nightmare.

It is paired with Ian Cusson’s own orchestrations of Schubert’s lieder, performed by mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska, including Erlkönig in Berlioz’s French adaptation. Under the direction of its founder and conductor Nicolas Ellis, the Orchestre de l’Agora thus reaffirms its Montreal roots, drawing on a city that has become a particularly vibrant hub for contemporary creation, while asserting its own distinctive artistic identity.