Evert Jan Nagtegaal and the Art of Song
La Belle Epoque
Reynaldo Hahn (born in Caracas on 9 August 1874 – died in Paris on 28 January 1947)
Part 1
Baritone Tassis Christoyannis and pianist Jeff Cohen.
1. ‘Si mes vers avaient des ailes’. From: Premier Recueil no. 2. Lyrics by Victor Hugo.
2. ‘Chanson grises’. Lyrics by Paul Verlaine:
1. Chanson d’automne
2. Tous deux
3. L’Allée est sans fin
4. En sourdine
5. L’Heure exquise
6. Paysage triste
7. La Bonne Chanson
3. ‘Fêtes galantes’. From: Premier Recueil no. 11. Lyrics by Paul Verlaine.
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4. ‘Infidelité’. From: Premier Recueil no. 10. Lyrics by Théophile Gautier.
5. ‘Venezia’ lyrics in a Venezian dialect:
1. Sopra l’acqua indormenzada
2. La Barcheta
3. L’avertimento
4. La Biondina in Gondoleta
5. Che peca!
6. La Primavera
6. From: Premier Recueil
1. ‘D’une prison’. Lyrics by Paul Verlaine.
2. ‘Paysage’. Lyrics by André Theuriet.
3. ‘L’Incrédule’. Lyrics by Verlaine.
4. ‘Dernier Voeu’. Lyrics by Théodore de Banville.
5. ‘Séraphine’. Lyrics by Heinrich Heine.
6. “Nocturne’. Lyrics by Jean Lahor