Selected Songs chosen by Francois Le Roux-Exceptional singer Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) owes his early successes to the “songs for voice and piano” genre whose raison d’être he defines in his journal as follows: “To highlight a poem word for word but without uniformity; to emphasize its meaning without distorting it; to shine light upon one idea obscure another and present it all in vocal sung form; to produce a sharp precise sensation by touching a heartstring or evoking an image - all in a well-structured and tastefully written piece”. Enhanced by an audio version attached as a download card this anthology of songs should dispel a good manymisconceptions. This is no salon miniature: L’Heure exquise radiates an infinite tenderness exalted by the high vocal cadences of Ô Bien-Aimée! and C’est l’heure exquise which surely wrought tears from the author of the verses Verlaine. Tyndaris the jewel of Heures latines clears a crystal-clear space given over to the delights of slumber and of love. Like D’une prison and Cygnes these songs do more than wet the eyes: they grip the heart.

Along with Piano music song is Reynaldo Hahn's (1874-1947) preferred genre: with his light Baritone voice the young prodigy conquered Parisian salons by singing the works of his favourite composers (Gounod Massenet Fauré) not to mention his own compositions which enchanted audiences. Though finely wrought these songs have a naturalness which continues to please as evidenced by the success of the first two volumes. For many this third volume will be a revelation since it assembles for the first time songs that were published separately in magazines. It also includes the Love without wings cycle (1904 based on melancholy poems by Mary Robinson) andthe series of songs performed by Yvonne Printemps in the film La Dame aux Camélias (1934) which were on everyone's lips at the time. Contents: Aimons-nous Une étoile Dans l’été Au pays musulman Love without wings (Ah! Could I clasp thee in mine arms The fallen oak I know you love me not) Oh! For the wings of a dove! Adieu J’ai caché dans la rose en pleurs Naguère au temps des églantines Chanson (Danse petite sirene) Le Marchand de marrons La Dame aux Camélias (Mon rêve était d’avoir C’est à Paris ! Au fil de l’eau) Vocalise-Étude (Souvenir de Constantinople).

Par HAHN REYNALDO. Langue: English(US) / Classique / Date parution : 1905-06-24/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par HAHN REYNALDO. Langue: English(US) / Classique / Date parution : 1905-06-24/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano