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Frank Martin

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Frank Martin, a French-Swiss composer. This album is a collection of his chamber music for guitar.Like Villa-Lobos and Manuel Ponce, Martin was also captivated by the renowned guitarist Andrs Segovia (18931987). After spending the years 1918 through 1926 in Zurich, Rome, and Paris before returning to Geneva, Martin appears to have been deeply impressed by Segovias performances in the 1930s. Four Pieces were composed during this period, but it is unclear whether Segovia directly commissioned the work from Martin, and almost nothing is known about their relationship. That said, this is Martins only work for solo guitar. His other works include Three Minnelieds, based on texts by medieval poets, Poem of Death, a late work that makes full use of the electric guitar, and the lullaby Quantontassezfaitdo-do, which was performed at a private concert held at Martins home (attended by Dinu Lipatti and hi