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Frank Martin, Composer
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Frank Martin was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 September 1890. He was the tenth and youngest child of a clergyman's family. He played and improvised on the piano even before he went to school. By the age of nine he composed charming children's songs that were perfectly balanced without ever having been taught musical forms or harmony. A performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, heard at the age of twelve, left a lasting impression on the composer, for whom J.S. Bach remained the true m...
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Martin: Ballade for Flute
Composer: Frank Martin
Recording Date: Sun 4 Apr 2004
Ballade for Flute (7:38) N/A
Martin: Sonata de Chiesa for Flute and Organ
Composer: Frank Martin
Recording Date: Thu 29 Nov 2012
Sonata de Chiesa (16:01) N/A
Martin: Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises N/A
Allegro (4:34) N/A
Adagio (6:26) N/A
Gigue: Allegro (6:36) N/A
Martin: Etudes for Strings N/A
Ouverture (Andante con moto) (4:07) N/A
1st Etude: Pour l’enchaînement des traits (Tranquillo e leggero) (2:42) N/A
2nd Etude: Pour le pizzicato (Allegro moderato) (3:05) N/A
3rd Etude: Pour l’expression et le sostenuto (Molto adagio) (4:27) N/A
4th Etude: Pour le style fugue, ou “Chacun et chaque chose à sa place (7:13) N/A
Martin: Ballade for Flute
Composer: Frank Martin
Conductor: Joel Smirnoff
Recording Date: Sun 5 Dec 2010
Ballade for Flute and Orchestra (7:31) N/A
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