Download, Martin, F (composer)
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Camerata Bern accompanies the violinist on this latest foray into the meaning of life, the universe and everything. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2019, Concerto Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Christian Poltéra plays Frank Martin
RecommendedChristian Poltéra (cello) & Kathryn Stott (piano)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen
Poltéra delivers an utterly compelling and committed performance, and the Malmö Symphony Orchestra under Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen provides both sensitive and dynamic support. Stott… gets a... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2008, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2008, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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For connoisseurs of choral music this is an essential buy. Outstanding performances of two rarely heard 20th-century masterpieces. — More…
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Building a Library, March 2005, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Choral
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Stravinsky & Martin: Violin Concertos
Baiba Skride (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer
Skride's way with Stravinsky's Violin Concerto confirms it as a masterpiece of grace, charm and scintillating joie de vivre...Skride engages happily with the [Martin's] beguiling range of light... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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the musical journey is compelling...Only an arrangement for strings of Lotti’s most famous Crucifixus feels like a misstep in an otherwise ingeniously plotted project delivered with panache... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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He plays the Fantaisie sur des rythmes flamenco with great temperament. The Eight Preludes, dedicated to Dinu Lipatti, are very beautiful and he explores them in depth to make the "expression... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Young Talent & Solo Instrumental
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Martin, F: Golgotha
Judith Gauthier (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (alto), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Mattijs van de Woerd (baritone) & Konstantin Wolff (bass)
Cappella Amsterdam, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Reuss
A restrained, haunting chromaticism suffuses the music...The choral contributions throughout are engaged and responsive...this is a strong performance of a work where this is limited competition... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Choral
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Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
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The Symphony is a haunting and at times quite magical piece...Sensitive playing from the LPO under Matthias Bamert and exemplary Chandos recording. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Frank Martin: Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra
RecommendedSebastian Benda, Paul Badura-Skoda (pianos)
Svizzera Italiana Orchestra, Christian Benda
What Martin's music needs is performances of understanding but also affection, and ASV deserves congratulation for the shrewd casting of this disc. Sebastian Benda was a composition pupil of... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Admirers of the Franck will not be disappointed, but ultimately it’s the Martin that makes the disc very special indeed. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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