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Mystics & Cynics

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Details

Composer
Boris Bergmann, Hildegard von Bingen, John Cage, Erik Satie
Artist
Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
Format
CD
Label
HERESY RECORDS
Released
Nov 21, 2025
Catalog #
Heresy 032
UPC
715802313561

About

Mystics & Cynics is a mesmerizing journey through the sacred and the subversive, the ecstatic and the irreverent. Featuring the world premiere of Taumelnd von Glut (Reeling in the Light)-a stunning new song cycle by composer Boris Bergmann, setting the passionate poetry of Otto Braun to music for the first time. Braun's youthful idealism and later disillusionment echo through Bergmann's evocative score, creating a deeply moving meditation on love, war, and loss. This striking new work is woven into a tapestry of mystical and iconoclastic masterpieces: the luminous chant of Hildegard von Bingen, the playful defiance of Erik Satie, and the radical vision of John Cage. Mystics & Cynics invites listeners on a journey through war-torn poetry, cabaret whimsy, and transcendental meditation-where every note is both a question and an answer. An essential release for adventurous ears.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Novemberabend im Bremer Parke 02:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Novemberabend im Bremer Parke
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  2. 2 II. Sonnenuntergang 02:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sonnenuntergang
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  3. 3 III. Fest des Sommers 03:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Fest des Sommers
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  4. 4 IV. Fest des Frühlings 03:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Fest des Frühlings
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  5. 5 V. Wenn mich dein Blick verlässt 02:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Wenn mich dein Blick verlässt
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  6. 6 VI. Wachtest du auf, mein Herz 02:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Wachtest du auf, mein Herz
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  7. 7 VII. Eros 02:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Eros
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  8. 8 VIII. Anrufung 05:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Anrufung
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  9. 9 IX. An … 02:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. An …
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  10. 10 X. Weihnachten 1915 02:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Weihnachten 1915
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Boris Bergmann
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  11. 11 O viridissima virga (version for voice) 03:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    O viridissima virga (version for voice)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Hildegard von Bingen
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary
  12. 12 3 Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No. 3 02:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    3 Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No. 3
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Boris Bergmann
  13. 13 3 Poèmes d'amour 02:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    3 Poèmes d'amour
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  14. 14 Sonatine bureaucratique (version for narrator and piano) 04:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    Sonatine bureaucratique (version for narrator and piano)
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  15. 15 Sonnekus2 05:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sonnekus2
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    John Cage
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary
  16. 16 Tendrement 05:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    Tendrement
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann
  17. 17 Je te veux 04:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    Je te veux
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Caitriona O'Leary, Boris Bergmann