lheure exquise by reynaldo hahn euphonium & piano (print) This solo work for euphonium

This solo work for euphonium and piano was composed in 2019 and is dedicated to my daughter Rina

is his ability to orchestrate melismas with restraint and taste

Flotow performed regularly with Offenbach for the better part of a century and for whom Offenbach wrote most of his cello and piano music

The "Sonata in A minor" is one of seven "chamber sonatas" (Sonata da Camera) for 2 cellos and basso continuo and was composed around 1732

a Spanish flavour remains present as does Granados’ compositional fingerprint of writing music that sounds like or inspires improvisation

lheure exquise by reynaldo hahn euphonium & piano (print) This solo work for euphoniumThis is one of the most renowned songs by Reynaldo Hahn (1874 1947). It is part of his song cycle Chansons grises, composed between 1887 and 1890. The text is based on a poem by Paul Verlaine from his 1874 collection Romances sans paroles. The poem describes a quiet, magical night, where two lovers walk together under the silver light of the moon, surrounded by the soJ sounds of nature. The phrase L'heure exquise (the exquisite hour) evokes a moment