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Reynaldo Hahn

Reynaldo Hahn de Echenagucia (9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – mélodies – of which he wrote more than 100.

Hahn was born in Caracas but his family moved to Paris when he was a child, and he lived most of his life there. Following the success of his song "Si mes vers avaient des ailes" (If my verses had wings), written when he was aged 14, he became a prominent member of fin de siècle French society. Among his closest friends were Sarah Bernhardt and Marcel Proust. After the First World War, in which he served in the army, Hahn adapted to new musical and theatrical trends and enjoyed successes with his first opérette, Ciboulette (1923) and a collaboration with Sacha Guitry, the musical comedy Mozart (1926). During the Second World War Hahn, who was of Jewish descent, took refuge in Monaco, returning to Paris in 1945 where he was appointed director of the Opéra. He died in Paris in 1947, aged 72.

Hahn was a prolific composer. His vocal works include secular and sacred pieces, lyric scenes, cantatas, oratorios, operas, comic operas, and operettas. Orchestral works include concertos ballets, tone poems, incidental music for plays and films. He wrote a range of chamber music, and piano works. He sang as well as played his own songs, and made recordings as a soloist and accompanying other performers. After his death his music was neglected but from the late 20th century onward increasing interest has led to frequent performances of many of his works and recordings of all his songs and piano work, much of his orchestral music and some of his stage works.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 9, 1874 (Caracas), Died January 28, 1947 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, piano

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 78 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL768 10-in. 12/13/1927 Mai Marthe Nespoulous ; Georges van Parys Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1070 10-in. 5/9/1928 Si, tu veux mignonne Joseph Benvenuti ; Reynaldo Hahn Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1090 10-in. between May 13 and 30 1928 Le parfum impérissable Joseph Benvenuti ; Reynaldo Hahn Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1094 10-in. between May 13 and 30 1928 Dans une charrette Élie Cohen ; Louise Dhamarys Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1095 10-in. between May 13 and 30 1928 C'est sa banlieue Élie Cohen ; Louise Dhamarys Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1177 10-in. 6/14/1928 Paysage Andrée Marilliet ; Georges van Parys Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1554 10-in. 4/1/1929 Offrande Jane Bathori ; Jane Bathori Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1555 10-in. 4/1/1929 D'une prison Jane Bathori ; Jane Bathori Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1579 10-in. 4/9/1929 Duo Ciboulette Duparquet Louise Dhamarys ; Ernest Géoris ; Georges Villier Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CLX1755 12-in. 2/1/1934 La dernière valse Marcel Carivan ; Ninon Vallin Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2277 10-in. 5/12/1930 Paysage Maurice Faure ; Edmond Rambaud Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2278 10-in. 5/12/1930 L'heure exquise Maurice Faure ; Edmond Rambaud Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2400 10-in. 7/11/1930 Le retour du marin Reynaldo Hahn ; Reynaldo Hahn Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment) vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2401 10-in. 7/11/1930 Le pauvre laboureur Reynaldo Hahn ; Reynaldo Hahn Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment) vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3321 10-in. 11/9/1931 La barcheta M. Lafon ; Lily Laskine ; Georges Thill Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3609 10-in. between February 7 and April 6 1932 D'une prison Yvonne Gall Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4544 10-in. 11/3/1933 O mon bel inconnu Marcel Carivan ; Germaine Cernay ; Marthe Coiffier ; Simone Simon Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4545 10-in. 11/3/1933 Est-ce qu'il est mal (air de Marie-Anne) Marcel Carivan ; Simone Simon Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and violin solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4546 10-in. 11/3/1933 O mon bel inconnu: selection Marcel Carivan ; Orchestre du théatre de Bouffes-Parisiens ; Simone Simon Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4547 10-in. 11/3/1933 O mon bel inconnu: selection Marcel Carivan ; Orchestre du théatre de Bouffes-Parisiens ; Simone Simon Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5444 10-in. 7/9/1935 D'une prison Joseph Benvenuti ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5445 10-in. 7/9/1935 Paysage Joseph Benvenuti ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6162 10-in. 5/3/1937 Le chien fidèle Guy Ferrant ; Reynaldo Hahn Male vocal solo, with piano composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6163 10-in. 5/3/1937 Lettre d'amour Guy Ferrant ; Reynaldo Hahn Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6456 10-in. 11/18/1937 Paysage triste Guy Ferrant ; Reynaldo Hahn Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, composer  
(Results 51-75 of 78 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hahn, Reynaldo," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102983.

Hahn, Reynaldo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102983.

"Hahn, Reynaldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102983

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