Young Magazine From 7 December 2015

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.

Korean born British violinist Joo Yeon Sir is a name to watch. The Strad magazine reviewing a Wigmore Hall concert commented ‘Exuberant…feline and seductive, rattling off the fiendish cadenza with bravura and oodles of personality’.

Satoyama, founded in 2013, brings togheter four musicians focused on different styles, that seek to create a border music. Deeply influenced by the north european jazz, the contemporary classical music and the world music they combine all the contaminations as one.