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Fata Morgana: Songs by Pavel Haas

Anita Watson (soprano), Anna Starushkevych (mezzo soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), James Platt (bass), Navarra Quartet, Lada Valesova (piano)

Fata Morgana: Songs by Pavel Haas

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[Fata Morgana] receives an impassioned premiere recording by Nicky Spence and the Navarra Quartet alongside Valesova…from joy to despair, every emotion is here in subtle colours; a legacy of...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20175 out of 5 stars

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Fata Morgana: Songs by Pavel Haas

Anita Watson (soprano), Anna Starushkevych (mezzo soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), James Platt (bass), Navarra Quartet, Lada Valesova (piano)

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[Fata Morgana] receives an impassioned premiere recording by Nicky Spence and the Navarra Quartet alongside Valesova…from joy to despair, every emotion is here in subtle colours; a legacy of...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20175 out of 5 stars

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Resonus is pleased to present this significant new recording of vocal works by the early-twentieth century Czech composer, Pavel Haas.

Featuring four song cycles composed by Haas at various stages in his life, this captivating album includes the world premiere recording of Fata Morgana, Op. 6 – Haas’s first major work composed following studies with Leoš Janáček in 1922. Pianist Lada Valešová is joined by an exceptional array of singers as well as the acclaimed Navarra Quartet in a vivid portrait of this neglected composer.

Released on CD and in digital formats ranging from MP3 up to 24-bit studio quality master with a full-colour booklet as a PDF.

  • Release date: 3rd Mar 2017
  • Label: Resonus Classics
  • Catalogue number: RES10183
  • Length: 69 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Haas, P: Seven Songs in a Folk Style, Op. 18
Work length15:10
I. Což je víc!
Track length1:05
II. Dárek z lásky
Track length3:08
III. Krotká holubička
Track length1:30
IV. Zrušení slibu
Track length2:41
V. Přípověď
Track length1:20
VI. Slzy a vzdychání
Track length3:47
VII. Statečný jonák
Track length1:39
Haas, P: Fata Morgana, Op. 6, Part I
Work length20:11
I. Když šla kolem mě rychlými kroky
Track length7:27
II. Noc je noc plného máje
Track length8:46
III. Mé srdce pták houštin
Track length3:58
Haas, P: Fata Morgana, Op. 6, Part II
Work length10:38
IV. Má milá, srdce mé touží
Track length4:09
V. Jsi oblak večerní
Track length6:29
Haas, P: Čínské písně, Op. 4
Work length7:49
I. Smutek
Track length2:43
II. Na řece Jo-Yeh
Track length2:37
III. Jarní déšť
Track length2:29
Haas, P: Čínské písně, Op. 4
Work length15:32
I. Zaslech jsem divoké husy…
Track length2:52
II. V bambusovém háji
Track length2:27
III. Daleko měsíc je od domova
Track length6:16
IV. Probděná noc
Track length3:57

Awards and reviews

May 2017

[Fata Morgana] receives an impassioned premiere recording by Nicky Spence and the Navarra Quartet alongside Valesova…from joy to despair, every emotion is here in subtle colours; a legacy of great human and musical worth.
5 out of 5 stars
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