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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)
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Vocal
[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...
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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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Vocal
[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...
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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.
Contents and tracklist
- Anita Watson, Lada Valešová
- Navarra Quartet
- Nicky Spence, Lada Valešová
- Navarra Quartet
- Nicky Spence, Lada Valešová
- Navarra Quartet
- Anna Starushkevych, Lada Valešová
- Navarra Quartet
- James Platt, Lada Valešová
- Navarra Quartet
Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineMay 2017Choral & Song Choice
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.