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Orchestral Works of Mel Bonis album review

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Rumon Gamba/Elizabeth Watts(Chandos) The French composer – a contemporary of Debussy’s – wrote slender but perfectly-formed pieces of beguiling beauty

Orchestral Works of Mel Bonis album review

TL;DR

  • The recording showcases the orchestral music of French composer Mel Bonis.
  • Bonis's works are compared to Debussy's in terms of instrumental intrigue.
  • Key pieces include the Trois Femmes de Légende tone poems (Ophelia, Salome, Cleopatra).
  • Elizabeth Watts performs the orchestral song Le Chat sur le Toit.
  • The music is described as finely crafted, perfumed, beguiling, sensuous, and light.

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