Short bio Reynaldo Hahn
Birthday:
1874 in Caracas, Venezuela
Died:
1947 in Paris, France
Active:
1890s - 1940s
Genre:
Classical,Avant-Garde,Vocal
Period:
20th Century, Post-Romantic
Full biography Reynaldo Hahn
Reynaldo Hahn was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 9, 1874, and passed away on January 28, 1947. Hahn moved to Paris as a child and later studied at the Conservatoire. He is best known as a composer of songs and wrote in the French classical tradition of the mlodie.
Hahn's music reflects his love for the French language and culture. He composed over 100 songs in French, which are considered among his most significant works. Hahn was also known for his operas and operettas, which garnered considerable success during his time.
In addition to his career as a composer, Hahn was also a conductor and music critic. He became an established music critic and writer , and his work earned him a reputation as one of the leading music critics of his time.
Hahn's personal life was also the subject of much interest. He had a close friendship and possibly a romantic relationship with the famous writer Marcel Proust. Proust based the character of the composer Vinteuil in his novel "In Search of Lost Time" on Hahn. The two men exchanged many letters, some of which are still preserved today.
Overall, Reynaldo Hahn was a significant figure in French music during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His contributions to the French classical tradition in songwriting and his collaborations with Marcel Proust continue to fascinate music and literature enthusiasts today.
Compositions featuring Reynaldo Hahn
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piano Quartet in G major (Quartet No. 3) | 23:24 min | Chamber Music | 1946 |
| 2 | Concerto provençal, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn & strings | 22:21 min | Concerto | 1945 |
| 3 | String Quartet in A minor | 18:23 min | Chamber Music | 1939 |
| 4 | String Quartet in F major | 24:03 min | Chamber Music | 1939 |
| 5 | Soliloque et forlane, for viola & piano | 7:31 min | Chamber Music | 1937 |
| 6 | Beaucoup de bruit pour rien, musical comedy in 4 acts | Show/Musical | 1936 | |
| 7 | Églogue, for wind trio | 2:49 min | Chamber Music | 1936 |
| 8 | Le marchand de Venise, opera in 3 acts | Opera | 1935 | |
| 9 | La dame aux camelias, film score | Film Score | 1934 | |
| 10 | O mon bel inconnu, musical comedy in 3 acts | 59:05 min | Show/Musical | 1933 |
| 11 | Divertissement pour une fête de nuit, for string quartet | 22:18 min | Chamber Music | 1931 |
| 12 | Piano Concerto in E major | 26:44 min | Concerto | 1931 |
| 13 | Brummel, operetta in 3 acts | Opera | 1930 | |
| 14 | Etudes (2) for piano | 2:11 min | Keyboard | 1927 |
| 15 | Violin Concerto | 29:37 min | Concerto | 1927 |
| 16 | Le Temps d'aimer, musical comedy in 3 acts | Opera | 1926 | |
| 17 | Los Enamorados, tango habanera for piano | Keyboard | 1926 | |
| 18 | Sonata for violin & piano in C major | 22:46 min | Chamber Music | 1926 |
| 19 | Une revue, musical comedy in 1 act | Show/Musical | 1926 | |
| 20 | Mozart, operetta in 3 acts | 77:49 min | Opera | 1925 |
| 21 | À la lumière, for chorus | 10:19 min | Choral | 1925 |
| 22 | Ciboulette, operetta in 3 acts | 16:01 min | Opera | 1923 |
| 23 | Manon, fille galante, incidental music | 19:44 min | Show/Musical | 1923 |
| 24 | Quintet for piano & strings in F sharp minor | 27:42 min | Chamber Music | 1921 |
| 25 | Les jeunes lauriers, for piano | 6:22 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
| 26 | Petites chansons (5) (Little English Songs), song cycle for voice & piano | 8:09 min | Vocal Music | 1915 |
| 27 | Pour bercer un convalescent, for piano, 4 hands | 3:33 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
| 28 | Avant l'Hommage des Poètes, for piano | 1:57 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
| 29 | Le ruban dénoué, waltzes (12) for 2 pianos | 33:32 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
| 30 | Dans pour une déesse, for flute & piano | 2:57 min | Chamber Music | 1913 |
| 31 | L'Enchanteur, incidental music for flute & piano | 2:49 min | Show/Musical | 1913 |
| 32 | Pieces (2), for flute & piano | 5:38 min | Chamber Music | 1913 |
| 33 | À Chloris, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 3:10 min | Vocal Music | 1913 |
| 34 | La création du monde, for piano | 5:24 min | Keyboard | 1912 |
| 35 | Amour sans ailes, cycle of 3 songs for voice & piano | 4:40 min | Vocal Music | 1911 |
| 36 | Méduse, incidental music | Show/Musical | 1911 | |
| 37 | Rêverie, for piano | 1:22 min | Keyboard | 1910 |
| 38 | Canon for piano in Phrygian mode | 1:09 min | Keyboard | 1909 |
| 39 | La bal de Béatrice d'Este, ballet | 16:00 min | Ballet | 1909 |
| 40 | Orient, suite for piano (Le rossignol éperdu) | 16:51 min | Keyboard | 1909 |
| 41 | Theme and variations on the name of Haydn, in C major | 2:43 min | Keyboard | 1909 |
| 42 | Chansons et madrigaux, cycle 6 pieces for 3 & 4 voices & piano ad lib | Vocal Music | 1907 | |
| 43 | Piano Sonatina in C major | 13:17 min | Keyboard | 1907 |
| 44 | Nocturne for violin & piano | 6:42 min | Chamber Music | 1906 |
| 45 | Angelo, tyran de Padoue, incidental music | 5:06 min | Show/Musical | 1905 |
| 46 | Bacchante endormie, for piano | 1:44 min | Keyboard | 1905 |
| 47 | Pavane d'Angelo, transcription for piano | 4:13 min | Keyboard | 1905 |
| 48 | Variations chantantes, for cello & piano | 5:07 min | Chamber Music | 1905 |
| 49 | Variations sur un thème de Mozart, for flute & piano | 7:09 min | Chamber Music | 1905 |
| 50 | Berceuses, pieces (7) for piano, 4 hands | 8:28 min | Keyboard | 1904 |
| 51 | Sarabande et thème varié, for clarinet & piano | 5:09 min | Chamber Music | 1903 |
| 52 | La Carmélite, musical comedy in 4 acts | 3:16 min | Opera | 1902 |
| 53 | Le rossignol éperdu, poems (53) for piano | 93:56 min | Keyboard | 1902 |
| 54 | Les feuilles blessés, song cycle for voice & piano | 20:36 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 55 | Romance, for violin & piano in A major | 5:16 min | Chamber Music | 1901 |
| 56 | Venezia, song cycle for voice & piano | 10:16 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 57 | Études latines, cycle of 10 songs for voice & piano | 22:35 min | Vocal Music | 1899 |
| 58 | Rondels, cycle of 12 songs for voice (or chorus) & piano | 11:26 min | Vocal Music | 1898 |
| 59 | Caprice mélancolique, for 2 pianos | 4:06 min | Keyboard | 1897 |
| 60 | L'obscurité, for chorus | 2:39 min | Choral | 1897 |
| 61 | Premières valses, introduction & waltzes (10) for piano | 19:18 min | Keyboard | 1897 |
| 62 | Pièces en forme d'aria et bergerie, for piano, 4 hands | 3:26 min | Keyboard | 1896 |
| 63 | Portraits de peintres, for piano & reciter | 7:02 min | Keyboard | 1896 |
| 64 | Préludes (3) sur des air irlandais, for piano, 4 hands | 4:18 min | Keyboard | 1895 |
| 65 | Cimetière de campagne, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:44 min | Vocal Music | 1893 |
| 66 | L'Incrédule, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:27 min | Vocal Music | 1893 |
| 67 | Les cygnes, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 4:00 min | Vocal Music | 1893 |
| 68 | Nocturne, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 1:59 min | Vocal Music | 1893 |
| 69 | Pièce de lecture à première vue, for piano | 2:33 min | Keyboard | 1893 |
| 70 | Au clair de la lune, for piano | 18:50 min | Keyboard | 1892 |
| 71 | D'une prison, for voice and piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:50 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 72 | Fêtes galantes (text by Banville), for voice & piano | Vocal Music | 1892 | |
| 73 | Fêtes galantes (text by Verlaine), for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:00 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 74 | Séraphine, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:24 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 75 | Dernier voeu, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 1:31 min | Vocal Music | 1891 |
| 76 | Infidélité, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:34 min | Vocal Music | 1891 |
| 77 | L'île du rêve, "Polynesian idyll" in 3 acts | 60:26 min | Opera | 1891 |
| 78 | La Nuit, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | 1891 |
| 79 | Offrande, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:44 min | Vocal Music | 1891 |
| 80 | Sérénade, for string quartet | 10:41 min | Chamber Music | 1891 |
| 81 | Trois jours de vendange, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | 1891 |
| 82 | Juvenilia, 6 pieces for piano | 16:44 min | Keyboard | 1890 |
| 83 | Les impressions, for piano | 7:19 min | Keyboard | 1890 |
| 84 | Paysage, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 2:43 min | Vocal Music | 1890 |
| 85 | Mai, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:00 min | Vocal Music | 1889 |
| 86 | Mélodies (20), Volume 1, song collection | Vocal Music | 1888 | |
| 87 | Si mes vers avaient des ailes!, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | 1888 |
| 88 | Chansons grises, song cycle | 14:27 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 89 | L'inspiration, waltz for piano | 6:04 min | Keyboard | 1883 |
| 90 | Aimons-nous!, for voice & piano | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 91 | Au rossignol, for voice & piano | 1:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 92 | Aubade anténienne, for female chorus | 4:31 min | Choral | - |
| 93 | Cantique, for voice (or women's chorus) & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 94 | Cello Concerto (unfinished) | Concerto | - | |
| 95 | Chanson au bord de la fontaine, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 3:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 96 | Chanson d'Automne, for voice & piano (No. 1 from Chansons grises) | 2:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 97 | Chanson, for voice & piano | 1:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 98 | Dans la nuit, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 1:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 99 | Fleur fanée, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 3:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 100 | Fumée, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 3:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 101 | Je me souviens, for voice & piano | 3:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 102 | L'Air, for voice & piano | 3:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 103 | L'Amitié, for voice & piano | 3:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 104 | L'Automne, for voice & piano | 1:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 105 | L'Enamourée, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 3:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 106 | L'Heure exquise, for voice & piano (No. 5 from Chansons grises) | 2:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 107 | La chère blessure, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 3:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 108 | La Danse de Dorimène, for piano | 0:28 min | Keyboard | - |
| 109 | La nymphe de la source, for voice & piano | 3:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 110 | La vie est belle, for voice & piano | 1:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 111 | Le plus beau présent, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 2:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 112 | Le printemps, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II" and "Rondels") | 1:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 113 | Le rossignol des lilas, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 1:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 114 | Le souvenir d'avoir chanté, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II" and "Rondels") | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 115 | Les fontaines, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 2:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 116 | Les étoiles, for voice & piano | 3:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 117 | Lydé, song for voice & piano | 2:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 118 | Ma jeunesse, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 2:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 119 | Naïs, for voice & piano | 2:22 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 120 | Oh ! For the wings of a dove, for voice & piano | 1:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 121 | Pièces d'amour et autres inédits, for piano | 15:40 min | Keyboard | - |
| 122 | Portrait, for piano (from "Juvenalia") | 1:32 min | Keyboard | - |
| 123 | Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 4:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 124 | Quand je fus pris au pavillon, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II" and "Rondels") | 1:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 125 | Quand la nuit n'est pas étoilée, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 3:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 126 | Romance, for flute, viola & piano | 3:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 127 | Rêverie, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 128 | Seule, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I") | 2:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 129 | Sous l'oranger, for voice & piano | 3:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 130 | Suite honogroise, for violin, piano, percussion & strings | 18:01 min | Concerto | - |
| 131 | Sur l'eau, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II") | 3:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 132 | Ta main, for voice & piano | 1:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 133 | Tyndaris, for voice & piano | 1:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 134 | Vocalise-Étude, for voice & piano ("Souvenir de Constantinople") | 3:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
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