Initially, before listening, one might be tempted to file this album under "Crossover Jazz". That would be a fundamental error, because although several of the composers presented here are sometimes also to be found on the Polish jazz scene, their writing is not particularly drawn from there, given that they also work in the world of "normal" contemporary music. These Shakespeare sonnets, magnificently set to music by (deep breath): Dębski, Herdzin, Łukaszewski, Moryto, Opałka, Zieliński, Przybylski, Ignatowicz, Bembinow, Kościów and Borzym – in the original language of the Bard of Stratford, of course – cover numerous genres and styles, but always in a rigorously polyphonic style, with six voices (because the excellent Polish proMODERN ensemble performing here is made up of six soloists). And while sometimes certain harmonies borrow from jazz, proMODERN has strictly sworn off any jazzy vocals - on the contrary, they sing like they're performing Monteverdi or Byrd. The result is as spectacular as it is intriguing, and it could well represent a real fusion of several genres which, after all, all belong to the same world. This is a fine music lesson. © SM/Qobuz