Wdr sinfonieorchester –

Orchestral works

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.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Wdr Sinfonieorchester
Released	2026
Music Genre	Classical
Label	CPO RECORDS
Condition	New
UPC	761203575220
SKU	al-761203575220

1.1 Songe de Cléoptre Op. 180
1.2 Ophélie Op. 165
1.3 Salomé Op. 100
1.4 Suite Orientale Op. 48/2-I. Prélude
1.5 Suite Orientale Op. 48/2-II. Danse D'almée
1.6 Gitanos, Valse Éspagnole Op. 15/3
1.7 Suite en Forme de Valses-Ballabile Op. 37/3
1.8 Suite en Forme de Valses-Interlude Et Valse Lente Op. 38/3
1.9 Suite en Forme de Valses-Scherzo-Valse Op. 35/3
1.10 Trois Danses Pour Orchestre-Bourée Op. 62/2
1.11 Trois Danses Pour Orchestre-Pavane Op. 81/3
1.12 Trois Danses Pour Orchestre-Sarabande Op. 82/2
1.13 Danse Sacrée Op. 36 No 2
1.14 Chat Sur Le Toit (Les Amours Du Chat) Op. 93 No 2
1.15 Noël de la Vierge Marie Op. 54 No 2
1.16 Ruisseau Op. 21 No 2