Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) is a name that has occasionally tantalized me when mentioned in passing. He was an intimate friend of Proust, I understand. Born in Venezuela of a German Jewish father, he studied with Massenet at the Paris Conservatoire, became a conductor and music critic of Le Figaro, and survived the Nazi occupation of Paris. Until a few days ago I had never heard a note of Hahn's music or read anything anybody ever wrote about him. (Just read what Baker's has to say.) Then on Wisconsin Public Radio I head his Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este, from 1905. (Beatrice was a Duchess of Renaissance Ferrara (?) who died young, I think, and da Vinci painted a gorgeous profile portrait of her.) This piece is akin to Warlock's Capriol Suite, Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Henze's Telemanniana. Quite nice. Two questions. Quite a bit of Hahn's music has been recorded, as a cursory glance at ArkivMusic shows. Does anyone here know any of it? Any recommendations? I assume that it will not closely resemble the piece I happened to hear. Second question: are there any other suites of (very) old dances by composers of the last century comparable to the pieces I have named? Thanks. Jim Tobin