Having been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day Hahn's compositions are possibly not as well-known as they ought to be. Premières Valses for Piano however shatter these prejudices held representing the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes Lavignac Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself writing works for all genres. For Hahn music was a magical art and hiscompositions often contain expressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. With each of the ten waltzes in Premières Valses containing a variety of different features Hahn's compilation provides pleasant and evocative pieces for intermediate pianists.
