Reynaldo Hahn - Violin Concerto & Violin Sonata

Reynaldo HAHN (1875-1947) 

Violin Concerto & Violin Sonata

Violin Concerto in D major

Romance in A Major*

Nocturne*

Sonata in C major for violin & piano*

Denis Clavier (violin) 

Dimitris Saroglou (piano)*

Orchestre National de Lorraine

Fernand Quattrocchi

Reynaldo Hahn, while born a Venezuelan, lived in and composed in the style of the French. He’s best known for his composition of songs, bur wrote a great deal of operas, incidental music, and chamber works as well. + Here, Denis Clavier has chosen to put on display Hahn’s Violin Concerto & Sonata. Even in these structured classical works, Hahn’s lightness of style is evident. He wrote once of his composing, “The heavy and boring are to be avoided at all costs; the muses do not wear glasses.” This philosophy has made his music accessible to the musically educated and amateurs alike. + Violinist Denis Clavier currently holds the role of super-soloist with the Orchestre National de Lorraine, which is also heard on this release, conducted by Fernand Quattrocchi.