Reynaldo Hahn: Melodies Choisies (Book/Download Card)

Exceptional singer Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) owes his early successes to the 闂傚倷鑳堕崑銊╁磿閼肩當闁挎洘浠抔s for voice and piano闂 genre, whose raison d闂傚倷鑳堕崑銊╁磿閺屻儲鐓熸慨妯夸含閿涘檧 he defines in his journal as follows: 闂傚倷鑳堕崑銊╁磿閼肩缂 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闂. 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闂傚倷鑳堕崑銊╁磿閺屻儱鐓樺ǎ鍣恊 exquise radiates an infinite tenderness, exalted by the high vocal cadences of 闂 Bien-Aim闂備浇鍋愰崢褍鐣! and C闂傚倷鑳堕崑銊╁磿閺屻儲鍋橀柡鈧弲 l闂傚倷鑳堕崑銊╁磿閺屻儲鍋樻慨鎺搑e 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闂傚倷鑳堕崑銊╁磿閺屻儲鍋橀柣姘辩亙 prison and Cygnes , these songs do more than wet the eyes: they grip the heart.