Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your Man - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Mélanie Bonis was one of the most interesting and prolific composers in France in the 20 years before the First World War. Married in 1883 to the industrialist Édouard Domange, her duties as a housewife and mother distanced her from Parisian musical life yet did not consign her to silence following her studies at the Paris Conservatoire she had mélodies and piano pieces issued by various publishers. Obsessed with striking a balance between music and family, she came to notoriety late, becoming the first woman on the board of the Society of Music Composers. Nevertheless, The Great War put an end to any further publication, with Bonis devoting herself to sacred music (for organ or voice) and pedagogical works. She left a large amount of unpublished material to posterity, however, which demonstrates a knowledge of compositional and orchestrational technique unfairly neglected in her lifetime. Christiane Geliot, her great-niece, has dedicated her life to rediscovering Mel Bonis's works, searching for manuscripts mislaid within her household and inviting celebrated instrumentalists to play and record her music. Bonis's talents found expression in many genres, and the piano was undoubtedly her favourite instrument. Nevertheless, in her chamber music scores the flute is often the protagonist, and in the flute repertoire, Bonis's chamber music output bridges the gap between Romanticism and Impressionism. In her Flute Sonata in C sharp minor Op. 64, throughout four large-scale movements Bonis creates a post-romantic atmosphere full of poetry and light. The piano score, strongly influenced by Franck's use of the keyboard, requires exceptional virtuosity. The flute writing is very dense as well, and both instruments link and exchange motifs as if they were one. The 3 Mélodies, originally for soprano and piano, are arranged here for flute and piano, creating a passionate, if wor

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hand solo, Inchblow,Inch Inchconventional rideInch-these are just a few of the cheeky offerings off Any Human Friend, the new album from rock provocateur Marika Hackman. InchThis whole record is me diving into myself and peeling back the skin further and further, exposing myself in quite a big way. It can be quite sexual,Inch Hackman says. InchIt's blunt, but not offensive. It's mischievous.Inch There's also depth to her carnal knowledge Any Human Friend is ultimately about how, as she puts it, InchWe all have this lightness and darkness in us.Inch Hackman lifted the album's title from a documentary about four-year-olds interacting with dementia patients in senior homes. At one point, two little girls confer about their experience there, with one musing on how it's great to make Inchany human friend,Inch whether old or young. InchWhen she said that it really touched a nerve in me,Inch says the London-based musician. InchIt's that childlike view where we really accept people, are comfortable with their differences.Inch Such introspection has earned Hackman her name. Her folky 2015 debut, We Slept at Last, was heralded for being nuanced and atmospheric. She really found her footing with her last , I'm Not Your Man-which earned raves from The Guardian, Stereogum, and Pitchfork-and it's sybaritic, swaggering hit InchBoyfriend,Inch which boasts of seducing away a straight guy's girlfriend. InchHer tactile lyrics keep the songs melodically strong and full of surprises,Inch remarked Pitchfork. InchI'm a hopeless romantic,Inch she explains. InchI search for love and sexual experience, but also I'm terrified by it.Inch Hackman is a Rid of Me-era PJ Harvey for the inclusive generation unbounded by musical genre, a preternatural lyricist and tunesmith who isn't afraid to go there. (Even her cover art, which finds Hackman nearly nude while cradling a baby pig, is a nod to Dutc