At the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries, classical composers wrote “light” music and publishers were happy to back this market niche to increase sales figures. As such, salon music flourished both in society and at home.

The dance repertoire in Mel Bonis’ compositions consists mainly of these “salon pieces”, as does the collection of works for four hands which contains some of the same pieces. This volume once again illustrates that even those pieces considered as “light” are characterised ...