Reynaldo Hahn - 20 Mélodies Book I, Nos. 1-10 (1895)

Reynaldo Hahn (August 9, 1874 – January 28, 1947) was a Venezuelan, naturalized French, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theater director, and salon singer. Best known as a composer of more than 100 songs, he wrote in the French classical tradition of the mélodie. He was close friends with Marcel Proust and Sarah Bernhardt amongst many others. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans 1. Rêverie (0:00) Poetry: Victor Hugo. Dedication: à Mademoiselle J. Ciceri 2. Si mes vers avient des ailes (1888) (2:44) Poetry: Victor Hugo Dedication: à ma soeur, Mademoiselle Maria Hahn 3. Mai (1889) (5:06) Poetry: François Coppée (1842-1908) 4. Paysage (7:17) Poetry: André Theuriet (1833-1907) Dedication: à mon maitre; Jules Massenet 5. L'énamourée (9:43) Poetry: Théodore de Banville (1823-1891) Dedication: à Miss Sybil Sanderson 6. Seule (13:13) Poetry: Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) Dedication: à Monsieur Georges Hartmann 7. La Nuit (Mai, 1891) (15:33) Poetry: Théodore de Banville (1823-1891) Dedication: à Monsieur Delmas 8. Offrande (1891, au printemps) (17:51) Poetry: Paul Verlaine Dedication: à *** 9. Trois Jours de Vendange (1891) (20:43) Poetry: Alphonse Daudet Dedication: à Madame Alphonse Daudet 10. Infidélité (1891) (24:38) Poetry: Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) Dedication: à Marguerite Naudin Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano & Roger Vignoles, piano (#2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10) Felicity Lott, soprano & Graham Johnson, piano (#1) Rachel Yakar & Claude Levoix, piano (#7) Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano & Graham Johnson, piano (#6, 8)