Like the Hüe, Swiss composer Frank Martin’s Ballade is also a competition piece, commissioned by the Geneva Competition. Martin wrote a series of five one-movement ballades for solo instrument with piano or orchestra that includes his 1939 Ballade for Flute and Piano. Taking inspiration from a traditional ballad, a narrative set to music, Martin’s Ballade uses the flute to narrate an epic story through dramatic twists and turns.Like the Hüe, the Martin showcases many facets of the flute, utilizing different colors and techniques throughout this 11-section through-composed piece.Emi Ferguson
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Frank Martin
Ballade Play
Recorded on 07/17/2013, uploaded on 02/13/2014
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Like the Hüe, Swiss composer Frank Martin’s Ballade is also a competition piece, commissioned by the Geneva Competition. Martin wrote a series of five one-movement ballades for solo instrument with piano or orchestra that includes his 1939 Ballade for Flute and Piano. Taking inspiration from a traditional ballad, a narrative set to music, Martin’s Ballade uses the flute to narrate an epic story through dramatic twists and turns. Like the Hüe, the Martin showcases many facets of the flute, utilizing different colors and techniques throughout this 11-section through-composed piece. Emi Ferguson
More music by Frank Martin
Ballade
Préludes for Piano, No. 8
Petite Symphonie Concertante
Performances by same musician(s)
Fantaisie for Flute and Piano
Three Romances, Op. 94
Nocturne for Flute and Piano
Joueurs de flûte, Op.27 for Flute and Piano
Trockne Blumen, from Die schöne Müllerin
Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen, D.802 for Flute and Piano
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