This album is the first-ever complete recording of Reynaldo Hahn's piano works.
Performer Biography
Pianist Alessandro Deljavan began learning piano before age two and gave his first performances at age three.
Composition History
Reynaldo Hahn contributed to a broader homage for the hundredth anniversary of Haydn's death in 1909 with his 'Theme varié sur le nom de Haydn en G majeur' (Theme and Variations on the Name of Haydn in G).
Composition History
Reynaldo Hahn began his composing career at the age of eight with a waltz titled 'L'lnspiration' (Inspiration).
Composer Biography
Reynaldo Hahn, born in Caracas in 1874, moved to Paris with his family at age four and was a precocious musician, singing for Princess Mathilde at age six.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Reynaldo Hahn, described as a 'literary musician' by Marcel Proust, expressed a comprehensive artistic vision, stating, 'I love art in the whole, in a vision encompassing all the arts.'
Composition History
The collection 'Le Rossignol éperdu' (The Bewildered Nightingale) is a large set of 53 piano pieces that the composer described as an artistic journal penned 'holding in his tears.'
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