Echoes du Soir
Alfred Cottin
This is a romantic piece by Alfred Cottin (1863 -1923) who lived and worked in Paris. He was a student of the Catalan Jaime Bosch and had a musical school in Paris. Many pieces of his moderate oeuvre were dedicated to his students.
Cottin was a friend of Francisco Tarrega, the one the latter dedicated his world-famous Recuerdos de la Alhambra to: ‘Hommage à l'eminent artiste Alfred Cottin’.
Echoes du Soir is composed around a melody in the bass line with various patterns for the accompaniment. It is an enjoyable piece of salon music without a lot of pretensions.