Sheila Arnold, Sandrine Cantoreggi, Michael Faust, Gustav Rivinius – Mel Bonis: Entre Soir et Matin (2023) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Sheila Arnold, Sandrine Cantoreggi, Michael Faust, Gustav Rivinius – Mel Bonis: Entre Soir et Matin (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:27:52 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Classical
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A late discovery of a most important female composer from France for the musical world. Melanie Helene Bonis, known by her artistic pseudonym Mel Bonis (21 January 1858 – 18 March 1937), was a Romantic composer in the late years of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century.Her ouevre includes more than 300 pieces: music for piano, chamber music in various formats, organ pieces, Lieder, choral music, a mass, and works for orchestra. Her teachers at the Paris Conservatoire included Cesar Franck, Ernest Guiraud and Auguste Bazille.

To her contemporaries surprise, Mel Bonis succeeded in the Paris society and was well regarded by her male composer fellows Camille Saint-Saens, her fellow student Claude Debussy and others. Some of her works have been officially published.

Sheila Arnold and Sandrine Cantoreggi initiated this album and discovered not only a piece – Soir – never played or was registered before, but kept her choice also mainly to their own instruments Violin and Fortepiano (on a Bluethner Fortepiano 1871). Two Trios (one with Cello, the other with flute) embrace the program of small short pieces for Violin and Fortepiano, highlighting in particular the larger Violin Sonata, Op. 112.

“Music speaks to me about what I want, but then it withholds it. It kindles my desires and makes me feel the futility of everything on this earth. Oh! Words are so empty when they try to express all of these things! It’s such a horrible longing.” (Mel Bonis)

Tracklist:

1-01. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Bonis: Soir, Op. 194 (04:43)
1-02. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 114: I. Jour de fête – Modéré (03:51)
1-03. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 114: II. Sous la ramée – Poco lento (08:33)
1-04. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 114: III. Cortège champêtre – Allegro non troppo (04:14)
1-05. Sandrine Cantoreggi – 3 Pieces for Violin and Piano: No. 1, Andante religioso, Op. 78 (02:57)
1-06. Sandrine Cantoreggi – 3 Pieces for Violin and Piano: No. 2, Allegretto non troppo, Op. 84 (02:50)
1-07. Sandrine Cantoreggi – 3 Pieces for Violin and Piano: No. 3, Largo, Op. 83 (03:32)
1-08. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite Orientale for Piano Trio, Op. 48: I. Prélude (03:01)
1-09. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite Orientale for Piano Trio, Op. 48: II. Danse d’Almées (03:08)
1-10. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite Orientale for Piano Trio, Op. 48: III. Ronde de Nuit (06:55)
1-11. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite for Flute, Violin and Piano, Op. 59: I. Sérénade – Allegretto (02:48)
1-12. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite for Flute, Violin and Piano, Op. 59: II. Pastorale – Andantino comodo (03:34)
1-13. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Suite for Flute, Violin and Piano, Op. 59: III. Scherzo – Allegro con moto (03:23)
1-14. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Violin Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 112: I. Moderato (05:56)
1-15. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Violin Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 112: II. Presto (03:23)
1-16. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Violin Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 112: III. Lento (07:07)
1-17. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Violin Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 112: IV. Con moto (06:47)
1-18. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Bonis: Sérénade for Violin and Piano, Op. 46 (03:55)
1-19. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Soir – Matin, Op. 76: I. Soir – Andante cantabile (04:06)
1-20. Sandrine Cantoreggi – Soir – Matin, Op. 76: II. Matin – Andantino (03:01)

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