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. Études Latines 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 his compositions often containexpressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. With each of the ten pieces in Études Latines arranged for a different selection of solo or ensemble voices Hahn's Études Latines provides pleasant and evocative pieces incorporating a range of expressions rhythms and other musical features.
