Mélodies Choisies (Book/Download Card) HAHN REYNALDO

Classique

Contenu

1. A Good Boy
2. Compagne De L'Éther
3. D'Une Prison
4. Les Cygnes
5. L'Heure Exquise
6. L'Incredule
7. My Ship And I
8. Tous Deux
9. Trois Jours De Vendanges
10. Tyndaris

Description :

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 many misconceptions. 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.