Mozart Overture

Born in Venezuela, but raised in Paris, Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) was drawn early in life to fashionable salons, singing his own songs from the piano.  There he mingled with such luminaries as Mallarme and Proust, the latter with whom he formed an amorous relationship.  After the first world war, he accepted an appointment of voice teaching at the ?cole normale de music de Paris.  His colleagues included Nadia Boulanger, Pablo Casals, and Jacques Thibaud.  One of many musical works he composed for the stage during this time, Mozart, a musical comedy (com?die musicale) in 3 Acts, IRH 52, premiered at the Theatre Edouard VII in Paris on December 2, 1925.  The libretto was written by Sacha Guitry for their first of two collaborations.  The Mozart Overture, here edited by R. Mark Rogers, serves as a vibrant introduction to this underrepresented work. Instrumentation: 2.1.1.1: 2.1.00: Pno: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).