Bonis Mel - Romantic Flute Music - Ruhland Tatjana (flute)
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On this CD you will discover the French composer Mel Bonis - the musical alias of the woman known as Mélanie Domange (1858-1937). Due to her unusual gifts,...
On this CD you will discover the French composer Mel Bonis - the musical alias of the woman known as Mélanie Domange (1858-1937). Due to her unusual gifts, Cesar Franck recommended her for acceptance to the venerable Paris Conservatoire de musique. For the next five years she studied harmony, piano accompaniment and composition and received first prize in harmony. For all her accomplishments, Bonis met with resistance both from the establishment, which looked down upon women composers and her parents who opposed her pursuing music as a career. Despite frequent bouts of depression, Bonis was a prolific composer in many forms, including over 60 pianos pieces, chamber works, songs and eleven orchestral scores. Bonis musical aesthetic reflected the times in which she lived, progressing from a Franckian-inspired late Romanticism to Impressionism and even Neo-Classicism. This CD is the first disc completely dedicated to the music of this composer and explores some of her many works for flute. A welcome release to all collectors who wish to explore the work of the women composers of the Romantic ear beyond Fanny Mendelssohn, Louise Farrenc, and Lily Boulanger. Previously released: Clemence de Grand.