Mel Bonis
Born: 21st January 1858, Paris, France
Died: 18th March 1937, Sarcelles, France
Nationality: French
Mélanie Hélène Bonis, known as Mel Bonis was a prolific French late-Romantic composer. She wrote more than 300 pieces, including works for piano solo and four hands, organ pieces, chamber music, mélodies, choral music, a mass, and works for orchestra. She attended the Paris Conservatoire, where her teachers included Cesar Franck, Ernest Guiraud, and Auguste Bazille.
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Presto Presents... Joanna Kacperek
29th Jun 2026
The Polish pianist visited Presto recently to introduce her new album In Plain Sight, featuring music by female composers including Mel Bonis, Cécile Chaminade and Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf.
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Mel Bonis from Rumon Gamba and the BBCSSO
12th Jun 2026
The Scottish orchestra delivers characterful performances of works including the Trois Femmes de Légende and Suite Orientale, with soprano Elizabeth Watts on luminous form in the Noël de la Vierge Marie.
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Popular Works: Bonis
- Air vaudois, Op. 108 (1914-1918) for Flute and Piano (2)
- Andante et Allegro, Op. 133 (1929) for flute and piano (3)
- Au crépuscule, Op. 111 (5)
- Ballade, Op. 27 (2)
- Barcarolle in E flat, Op. 71 (4)
- Berceuse, Op. 23, No. 1 (3)
- Danse sacrée, Op. 37/3 (3)
- Desdémona, Op. 101 (6)
- Eglogue, Op. 12 (2)
- Femmes de légende (4)
- Il pleut, Op. 102 (3)
- Invocation Op. 5, posth. (2)
- La Cathédrale blessée, Op. 107 (6)
- Le chat sur le toit, Op. 93/2 (3)
- Le gai printemps, Op. 11 (3)
- Le Songe de Cléopâtre, Op. 180/1 (2)
- Mazurka, Op. 26 (3)
- Mélisande, Op. 109 (6)
- Menuet, Op. 14 (2)
- Noël de la Vierge Marie, Op. 54/2 (3)
- Omphale, Op. 86 (5)
- Pensees d'automne, Op. 19 (4)
- Phoebé, Op. 30 (3)
- Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 69 (2)
- Pièce, Op. 189 (6)
- Près du ruisseau, Op. 9 (3)
- Romance sans paroles, Op. 56 (8)
- Salomé, Op. 100 (3)
- Scènes de la foret, Op. 123 (1927/1928) for Flute, Horn and Piano (3)
- Scherzo Final, Op. posth. 187 (4)
- Soir, Matin, Op. 76 (5)
- Sonata for Flute and Piano (5)
- Suite en forme de valses (5)
- Suite Orientale, Op. 48 (3)
- Suite, Op. 59 (1903) for Flute, Violin and Piano (2)
- Un soir, Op. Posth. 77 (3)
- Une flute Soupire, Op. 121 (5)
- Viens (3)
- Violin Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 112 (3)
- Viviane, Op. 80 (4)
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Sandrine Piau (soprano), David Kadouch (piano), Ophelie Gaillard (cello)
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2026, Vocal Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2026, Editor's Choice
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Presto Team Choices, September 2026
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Mel Bonis: Orchestral Works
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th June 2026
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Special offer. Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers
Théo Fouchenneret (piano), Tristan Raës, Cyrille Dubois (soloist), Roberto Prosseda (piano), Alessandra Ammara, Ismaël Margain, François Dumont (piano), Anna Agafia, Anaïs Constans (soloist), Marie Vermeulin, David Zobel, Yann Beuron (soloist), Étienne Manchon, Aude Extrémo (soloist), François Rougier (soloist), Alexandre Pascal, Heloïse Luzzati (cello), Célia Oneto Bensaid (piano), Mihály Berecz, Nathalia Milstein (piano), Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Quatuor Hanson, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre national de Metz Grand Est, Les Siècles, Leo Hussain, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Débora Waldman, Frank Braley, David Reiland, François-Xavier Roth
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Thème Varié
Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster
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Presto Team Choices, July 2026
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Sandrine Piau (soprano), David Kadouch (piano), Ophelie Gaillard (cello)
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2026, Vocal Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2026, Editor's Choice
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Presto Team Choices, September 2026
CD: Original price $20.50 Reduced $18.45Download from $9.25 -
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New. TAFFANEL, GAUBERT, POULENC, FAURÉ: Free Spirits
Mónika Ruth Vida, Noémi Győri (flute)
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