Mengyiyi Chen - Bonis: Complete Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 1 (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Barcarolle in E-Flat Major, Op. 71
02. L'escarpolette, Op. 52
03. Les femmes de légende: No. 1, Mélisande, Op. 109
04. Les femmes de légende: No. 3, Ophélie, Op. 165 No. 1
05. Les femmes de légende: No. 6, Salomé, Op. 100 No. 1
06. Les femmes de légende: No. 5, Phœbée, Op. 30
07. Romance sans paroles, Op. 56
08. Mazurka, Op. 26
09. Il pleut, Op. 102
10. Méditation, Op. 33 (Version for Piano)
11. 5 Petites pièces: No. 1, Une flûte soupire, Op. 117
12. 5 Petites pièces: No. 2, Berceuse triste, Op. 118
13. 5 Petites pièces: No. 3, Boston valse, Op. 119
14. 5 Petites pièces: No. 4, Agitato, Op. 120
15. 5 Petites pièces: No. 5, Cloches lointaines, Op. 121
16. 2 Mélodies, Op. 46: No. 2, Clair de lune (Arr. for Piano by Mel Bonis)
17. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 1, Aubade
18. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 2, Joyeux réveil
19. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 3, Cache-cache
20. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 4, Valse lente
21. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 5, Marche militaire
22. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 6, Frère Jacques
23. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 7, Bébé s'endort
24. Scènes enfantines, Op. 92: No. 8, Carillon
25. 5 Pièces musicales: No. 1, Gai printemps. Impromptu, Op. 11
26. 5 Pièces musicales: No. 2, Romance sans paroles, Op. 29
27. 5 Pièces musicales: No. 3, Menuet, Op. 14
28. 5 Pièces musicales: No. 4, Eglogue, Op. 12
29. 5 Pièces musicales: No. 5, Papillons, Op. 28

Mélanie Bonis (1858–1937), a fine pianist herself, composed some 150 works for solo piano, publishing them with her first name shortened to ‘Mel’ to disguise the fact that she was a woman – while she lived among the French haute bourgeoisie as Mme Domange. They sometimes show the influence of Chabrier, and have points of contact with the music of Chausson, Debussy and Pierné, who had been fellow students at the Paris Conservatoire. But they also reveal an individual approach to rhythm, harmony and tone-colour – and it’s clear that her conventional exterior hid a lively sense of fun, her many miniatures for children perhaps influenced by her own experience as a mother.

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