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Composer or Director: Reynaldo Hahn, Georges Bizet, (Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 3/1990
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 791089-4
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Quand je fus pris au pavillon |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Je me metz en vostre mercy |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (Le) Rossignol des lilas |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Si mes vers avaient des ailes |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (L') Air |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (La) Nuit |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (L') Enamourée |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Seule |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (Les) Fontaines |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (Le) Souvenir d'avoir chanté |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (L') Incrédule |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| D'une prison |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Chansons grises |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Sonnet |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Georges Bizet, Composer Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Rose d'amour |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Georges Bizet, Composer Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Pastorale |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Georges Bizet, Composer Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Chanson pour Jeanne |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Lied |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| (L')île heureuse |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
Composer or Director: Reynaldo Hahn, Georges Bizet, (Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 3/1990
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 62
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 791089-2
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Quand je fus pris au pavillon |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Je me metz en vostre mercy |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (Le) Rossignol des lilas |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Si mes vers avaient des ailes |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (L') Air |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (La) Nuit |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (L') Enamourée |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Seule |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (Les) Fontaines |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (Le) Souvenir d'avoir chanté |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| (L') Incrédule |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| D'une prison |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Chansons grises |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer |
| Sonnet |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Georges Bizet, Composer Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Rose d'amour |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Georges Bizet, Composer Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Pastorale |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Claude Lavoix, Piano Georges Bizet, Composer Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Chanson pour Jeanne |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| Lied |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
| (L')île heureuse |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Claude Lavoix, Piano Rachel Yakar, Soprano |
Author:
A more judicious recital here than Mady Mesple's reviewed on page 1662, this has Reynaldo Hahn as its centre of interest but does not limit itself to him exclusively. The programme is well ordered and includes the complete Chansons grises rather than a selection. The artists also bring a more personal, thoughtful touch to the songs. Rachel Yakar has a wider range of tone-colours and gives the words a sharper flavour while Claude Lavoix has a specially keen ear for the melancholy underlying the merriment and, conversely, the spirit that makes light of its sadness.
The recital opens delightfully with Quand je fus pris au pavillon, the vocal line benefiting from some lively contrasts of smooth and staccato phrases. Le rossignol des lilas shows a flexibility with words, a way of lightening syllables and giving more conversational ease to the utterance.L'Enamouree, a song which Hahn himself would sing enchantingly with his no-voice, is accepted as the nostalgic piece it is, lingering but without thickening the indulgence. Some of the less well-known songs, such as Le souvenir d'avoir chante, are revealed as being among the most charming. The manner throughout is finely judged in that it contrives to be both communicative and private. The only major limitations are that the higher notes do not always come with the ease and richness one would hope for in a soprano (the thought even occurs that perhaps she ls really a mezzo), and sometimes the pallid colouring, apt in itself, becomes too disembodied and tubular in tone.
The songs by Bizet and Chabrier, composers for whom Hahn had a particular admiration, form a happy extension to the programme, and all are beautifully performed. The recording has a pleasantly intimate acoustic, and presentation, with good English translations and an appreciative essay by Danielle Laruelle, is admirable.'
The recital opens delightfully with Quand je fus pris au pavillon, the vocal line benefiting from some lively contrasts of smooth and staccato phrases. Le rossignol des lilas shows a flexibility with words, a way of lightening syllables and giving more conversational ease to the utterance.
The songs by Bizet and Chabrier, composers for whom Hahn had a particular admiration, form a happy extension to the programme, and all are beautifully performed. The recording has a pleasantly intimate acoustic, and presentation, with good English translations and an appreciative essay by Danielle Laruelle, is admirable.'
L'Heure exquise
L'Heure exquise
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