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Orchestral Works

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Details

Composer
Mel Bonis
Artist
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jun 19, 2026
Catalog #
555752-2
UPC
761203575220

About

She was a great musical talent and a sensitive soul, the child of a socially aspiring family who forbid their daughter to marry the love of her life; instead she was forced into a utilitarian marriage with a respectable husband, but later had an affair with her first sweetheart after all - the stuff of a sentimental novel. Yet Mel Bonis (1858-1937) was no fictional character. She was one of the strongest composers of her time with a focus on piano, chamber music and art songs. She also enriched the repertoire of impressionism with numerous original gems and arrangements for orchestra. Her particularly modern Ophelia, her purring melodie of an enamoured tomcat on a roof at night, her Spanish gypsy waltz and her dances for orchestra are just some of the enchanting discoveries you will find here. Our recording pays a well-deserved tribute to this noble woman.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Le Songe de Cléopâtre, Op. 180 05:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    Le Songe de Cléopâtre, Op. 180
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  2. 2 Ophélie, Op. 165 (version for orchestra) 04:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ophélie, Op. 165 (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  3. 3 Salomé, Op. 100 (version for orchestra) 07:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    Salomé, Op. 100 (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  4. 4 I. Prelude 03:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  5. 5 II. Danse d'Almée 03:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Danse d'Almée
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  6. 6 Les gitanos, Op. 15 (version for orchestra) 03:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Les gitanos, Op. 15 (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  7. 7 I. Ballabile, Op. 37/3 02:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Ballabile, Op. 37/3
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  8. 8 II. Interlude et valse lente, Op. 38/3 03:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Interlude et valse lente, Op. 38/3
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  9. 9 IV. Scherzo: Valse, Op. 35/3 02:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Scherzo: Valse, Op. 35/3
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  10. 10 Bourree, Op. 62 (version for orchestra) 02:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    Bourree, Op. 62 (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  11. 11 Pavane, Op. 81 (version for orchestra) 03:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Pavane, Op. 81 (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  12. 12 Sarabande, Op. 82 (version for orchestra) 04:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sarabande, Op. 82 (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  13. 13 Suite en forme de valses: III. Danse sacree, Op. 36/2 03:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Suite en forme de valses: III. Danse sacree, Op. 36/2
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  14. 14 Le chat sur le toit, Op. 93 (version for voice and orchestra) 02:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    Le chat sur le toit, Op. 93 (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Lydia Teuscher
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  15. 15 Noël de la Vierge Marie, Op. 54 (version for voice and orchestra) 05:27
    Track
    15
    Title
    Noël de la Vierge Marie, Op. 54 (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Julie Robard-Gendre
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian
  16. 16 Le Ruisseau, Op. 21 (version for female choir and orchestra) 02:46
    Track
    16
    Title
    Le Ruisseau, Op. 21 (version for female choir and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    female section Cologne West German Radio Chorus, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Joseph Bastian