Clémence de Forceville, the violinist on this recording, plays a Lorenzo Storioni violin from 1777, on loan from the Boubo-Music Foundation.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in July 2023 at Studio 150 Bethlehemkerk in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and was recorded in 24 bits/96kHz.
Compositional Technique
Maurice Ravel's Tzigane was inspired by Gypsy music and was originally intended to be accompanied by a piano with an optional 'luthéal' attachment, which could produce a cimbalom-like sound.
Compositional Technique
Mel Bonis's Violin Sonata incorporates a "popular Greek theme collected by Bourgault-Ducoudray" in its third movement, which was also noted for its resemblance to a theme in Ravel's Greek songs.
Critical Reception
Mel Bonis's Sonata for Violin and Piano received condescending remarks from Le Courrier musical in 1919, which suggested it was "suitable for young children and ladies."
Composer's Artistic Vision
Maurice Ravel considered the violin and piano to be "essentially incompatible" instruments, yet he composed works for this combination.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mel Bonis and Maurice Ravel, two French composers, shared a fondness for imaginary worlds, dreams of faraway places, exoticism, and legend, despite their different musical styles.
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