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I’ve never understood why Frank Martin’s Cello Concerto isn’t a regular visitor on the concert circuit, but then I’ve never understood why Martin’s music in
Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963) writes some of today’s more innovative choral music. It’s not only creatively interesting but it also maintains the qualities
There’s some very fine singing on this CD, not surprising given the experience and reputation of the Seattle Pro Musica. Although they’ve chosen what seems
When you’re not exactly sure what to say about something you sort of like but can’t quite classify, you might resort to using the word
Frank Martin’s Violin Concerto must be counted one of the finest 20th century works in the genre. It’s a very beautiful, lyrical work. The opening
Originally issued by Music and Arts, Diane Walsh’s 1990 recital devoted to four pianistic pillars from the first half of the 20th century receives a
Whatever stylistic and temperamental differences distinguish the six composers featured in Edoardo Catemario’s recital of 20th century guitar music, the compositions are all easily accessible
Although several of the works performed here are available on numerous other recordings–the Bruckner motets, Martin mass, and Schoenberg’s Friede auf Erden–you’ll never hear them
The sound of a saxophone is so universally associated with jazz that it can be difficult to imagine it in any other context. So it’s
If you read my recent review of Frank Martin’s “mystery play” Le Mystère de la Nativité (type Q4252 in Search Reviews) you may remember my
