Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Quintet, Songs, Piano Quartet
1/31/2025, 13 Tracks, 1:09:53
Featuring
Karim Sulayman
Elena Urioste
Rosalind Ventris
Laura van der Heijden
Tom Poster
Savitri Grier
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Reynaldo Hahn
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Composition History
Hahn's Piano Quartet is a late work, written between the end of World War II, during which he took refuge as a Jew in Monaco, and his death in 1947.
Performer Biography
Karim Sulayman, the tenor on this recording, won a GRAMMY® Award in 2019 for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for his debut disc, Songs of Orpheus.
Composer Biography
Hahn was a versatile artist, active as a composer, singer, critic, conductor, teacher, and administrator, and was a lover and long-time friend of Marcel Proust.
Compositional Technique
Hahn's Piano Quintet is notable for its gorgeous sonority and perfectly judged textures, with smooth modulations and natural, mellifluous chromaticism.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hahn's musical style belongs to the fin de siècle, characterized by fluency and taste, which can now be appreciated for its beauty without polemics.
Interpretation
Tom Poster arranged six of Hahn's songs for this album, transferring the piano part to a string quartet for four songs and adding a piano to create a piano quintet for the other two.
Composer Biography
Reynaldo Hahn, though born in Venezuela, moved to Paris at age four and remained there for the rest of his life, becoming a prominent figure in French musical life.
