Episode 2
Donald Macleod turns his attention to the music Frank Martin wrote in the 1930s. He talks to Martin's 92-year-old widow Maria and features one of his greatest works Le vin herbé.
Donald Macleod turns his attention to the music Frank Martin wrote in the 1930s, a decade during which he really hit his stride as a composer. He talks to Martin's 92-year-old widow Maria and features one of his greatest works Le vin herbé.
Playlist
Air from Four Short Pieces for Guitar
Michalis Kontaxakis (guitar)
Naxos 8.570191 tr 12
Danse de la Peur
Paul Badura-Skoda and Sebastian Benda (pianos) / Orchestra della Svissera Italiana / Christian Benda (conductor)
ASV CD DCA 1082 tr 8
Ballade for Alto Saxophone, Piano and Orchestra
John Harle (saxophone) / Ronald Brautigam (piano) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Decca 444 455-2 tr 2
Le Vin Herbe (end of Pt 2 - Le Foret du Morois)
Sandrine Piau (Iseult); Steve Davislim (Tristan
RIAS Kammerchor; Scharoun Ensemble / Daniel Reuss (conductor)
HMC901935/36 CD1 tr10-12
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