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Roselyne Martel-Bonnal

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According to Carol Beffa, a French composer, pianist, philosopher, and mathematician, These French songswith their assured harmony, sincerity, coolness, and diverse texturesare a program in which these qualities, often rooted in French tradition, are further embellished. A program that further embellishes these qualities, which often stem from the French languagethe soprano Roseline Martel-Bonal, granddaughter of Joseph Herman Bonal, a leading French composer and organist of the first half of the 20th century, performs these French art songs.This program, brimming with love for both France and the Bonal family, features songs by great modern French composers such as Berlioz, Massenet, Chausson, Chaminade, and Gounod, as well as works by her grandfather, Herman Bonal.Tokyo M Plus