Francine Trachier (violin)
Françoise Tillard (piano)
Sonate pour violon et piano opus 112 - Andante religioso opus 78 - Allegretto non troppo opus 84 - Largo opus 83 - Serenade D-Dur opus 46 - Largo opus 63 - Elève-toi mon âme opus 22 - Suite opus 114 (Jour de fête - Sous la ramée - Cortège champêtre)
Mel Bonis is the pseudonym of Mélanie Bonis, the wife of Albert Domange. Although she came from an entirely non-musical family, she was a brilliant student at the Paris conservatoire under the aegis of César Franck, with notable fellow-students like Claude Debussy and Gabriel Pierré. Compelled by her father to abandon her studies [...]