Bonis: Complete Music for Flute & Piano

Release Date: 19th Jan 2024
Catalogue No: 96927
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Bonis: Sonata for Flute and Piano

Mario Ancillotti (flute), Eliana Grasso (piano)

Bonis: Trois mélodies, Op. 91

Mario Ancillotti (flute), Eliana Grasso (piano)

Bonis: Scherzo Final, Op. posth. 187

Mario Ancillotti (flute), Eliana Grasso (piano)

Bonis: Pièce, Op. 189

Mario Ancillotti (flute), Eliana Grasso (piano)

Bonis: Air vaudois, Op. 108 (1914-1918) for Flute and Piano

Mario Ancillotti (flute), Eliana Grasso (piano)

Bonis: Une flute Soupire, Op. 121

Mario Ancillotti (flute), Eliana Grasso (piano)

Bonis: Andante et Allegro, Op. 133 (1929) for flute and piano

Mario Ancillotti (flute), Eliana Grasso (piano)

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- Mélanie Bonis (1858-1937), a remarkable French composer, remains an unsung heroine of classical music. Born in Ciboure, France, she defied the conventions of her time, pursuing a career in composition when female composers were often marginalized. Bonis faced gender bias throughout her life, publishing much of her work under the pseudonym "Mel Bonis" to gain recognition.

- Her compositions, spanning orchestral, chamber, and vocal music, exhibit a rich and unique style. Bonis was influenced by Romanticism, Impressionism, and even elements of the emerging modernist movement. Her music showcases lyrical melodies, delicate harmonies, and a deep emotional resonance.

- Today, Mélanie Bonis' music is experiencing a renaissance, as musicians and audiences rediscover her extraordinary talent. This new recording presents her complete works for flute and piano: a substantial Flute Sonata, a post-romantic work, full of poetry and light. The piano score requires exceptional virtuosity strongly influenced by César Franck, while the flute has a very dense writing as well, and both instruments link and exchange motifs as if they were one. Furthermore presented are shorter genre pieces like the Trois Mélodies, Scherzo and others.

- Played with zest and brilliance by Mario Ancillotti (flute) and Eliana Grasso (piano).

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