Grand² releases new composition “Hivernal”

Quebec-based Grand² is a new instrumental music project where sound becomes reflection and silence holds as much meaning as melody. Formed by brothers Sylvain and Dominique Grand, the duo craft instrumental works that feel like meditations, where the notes carry as much importance as the spaces in between and listeners can apply their own interpretations to the music.

Their music lives in the overlap between thought and emotion, exploring how sound can mirror the landscapes we inhabit, not merely the mountains and rivers around us, but the interior worlds we pass through every day. Grand²’s work feels born from a search for connection between the world and the self, between silence and expression, between presence and memory, offering music that slows time, inviting listeners to breathe differently and to feel deeply.

Their piano-centtri sound expands outward through fretless bass, string quartet, atmospheric guitars, subtle percussion and electronic textures, forging a unique sonic output thats equally intimate and immersive. Their father was an orchestra conductor, their grandmother a professional singer and vocal teacher and their aunt a concert pianist, a musical history that ripples through Grand²’s music like an invisible current, shaping their shared intuition. Sylvain writes from the piano, drawing out delicate melodies while Dominique handles the recording, production and sound design, building the gentle sonic framework that gives their work its atmosphere.

In September last year, they unveiled their shared music vision with their debut single “Becoming,” followed by their sophomore outing “Traversée” the next month. Now they bring us their latest release with “Hivernal,” their third and perhaps most intimate release thus far. Penned and recorded during the long winter months in Quebec, the solo piano piece distills the character of the season, its quiet reflection, its sense of pause.

Gently, breathing and gliding with elegant ebb and flow, there’s no grand crescendo; the music moves with a sense of subtle inevitability, like snow falling or light fading at dusk. Softly drifting into focus with warm notes, the tender performance itself gives the song its heartfelt feel, where a sense of serenity is tinged with shades of melancholy while leaving space for self-reflection by the listener.

Dashed with graceful runs of tumbling notes, passages of calmly bouncing chords and moments of stripped back, airy musical dreaminess, “Hivernal” presents a truly arresting sonic experience that’s mesmeric and moving even in the absence of lyrical direction. Carrying their momentum into 2026, Grand² continue to impress by delivering magical musical moments that offer a much needed sense of respite in a noisy world.

Listen to Hivernal below

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