Reynaldo Hahn

Reynaldo HAHN (Caracas, Venezuela 1875 - Paris 1947) n'a que trois ans lorsque ses parents s'installent en France. Enfant prodige, il fait ses débuts à l'âge de six ans dans le célèbre salon de la princesse Mathilde, cousine de l'empereur Napoléon III ; il y chante des ai d'Offenbach en s'accompagnant au piano. Au Conservatoire où il entre à dix ans, il est l'élève de Decombes, Lavignac, Dubois et surtout Massenet qui sera pour lui un ami et un protecteur. Son ?uvre est principalement tournée vers la musique vocale : mélodies, opérettes, opéras. On lui doit aussi de nombreuses musiques de scène, des concertos, pièces instrumentales et de musique de chambre. / Classique / Partition /

Having been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day Hahn was best known for his contributions to the French Mélodie however his other works have never gone amiss. His Le Rossignol Éperdu Poèmes for Piano represents the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes Lavignac Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself writing works for all genres. ForHahn music was a magical art and his instrumental compositions often contain expressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. Suitable advanced pianists the first volume of Hahn's Le Rossignol Éperdu Poèmes provides pleasant and evocative performance pieces incorporating a range of expressions rhythms and other musical features.

Having been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day Hahn's compositions are possibly not as well-known as they ought to be. Premières Valses for Piano however shatter these prejudices held representing the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes Lavignac Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself writing works for all genres. For Hahn music was a magical art and hiscompositions often contain expressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. With each of the ten waltzes in Premières Valses containing a variety of different features Hahn's compilation provides pleasant and evocative pieces for intermediate pianists.

Le Rossignol Éperdu – Vol. 2 is the second volume of a set of two by Reynaldo Hahn. It features three main parts for advanced pianists. This volume 2 includes: II. Orient 31. En caïque 32. Narghilé 33. Les Chiens de Galata (Effet de nuit sur la Corne d’Or) 34. Rêverie nocturne sur le Bosphore 35. La Rose de Blida 36. L’Oasis (Biskra) III. Carnet de Voyage 37. L’Ange Verrier (Cathédrale de Bourges) 38. Le Jardin de Pétrarque 39.La Nativité (Crèche de Nuremberg) 40. Faunesse dansante (Le Rosso – Palais de Fontainebleau) 41. Les Noces du Duc de Joyeuse (Musée de Versailles) 42. Le Petit Mail (Rêveries de Calvin adolescent) 43. Les Pages d’Élizabeth (Temple Gardens) 44. La Jeunesse et l’Été ornaent de fleurs le tombeau de Pergolène 45. Vieux bahuts (Musée d’Orléans) IV. Versailles 46. Hommage à Martius 47. La Reine au jardin 48. Le Réveil de Flore 49. Le Banc songeur 50. La Fête de Terpsichore 51. Adieux au soir tombant 52. Hivernale 53. Le Pèlerinage inutile Reynaldo Hahn was a naturalised French composer conductor theatre director and singer. Best known as a composer of songs he also wrote many pieces and melodies for different instruments.