About the composer
Frank Martin was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1890, but moved to the Netherlands in
1946, where he lived in the little town of Naarden until his death in 1974. He became
world famous by his Petite Symphonie Concertante for clavichord, harp, piano and
strings. He wrote orchestral music as well as vocal works, for instance some cantatas and
an oratorio, some ballets and an opera.
| Date | 1967 |
| Performers | Soprano, violin and symphony orchestra |
| Length | 7.46 minutes |
| Particulars | The composition is part of a "Maria-Triptychon", consisting of Ave Maria, Magnificat and Stabat Mater. It was written expressly for the soprano Irmgard Seefried and her husband the violist Wolfgang Schneiderhahn. The work has an insistent dissonant rhythm and is very intense and deeply lamenting. |
| Textual variations | The "Vatican"-version is used, but only the first ten stanzas. |
| CD | Chandos CHAN 9411: Frank Martin, Maria-Triptychon |
| About this CD | Contains three compositions by Martin Recorded at the Blackheath Concert Halls, in September 1994. I bought this CD in a record shop in the Netherlands, 1998 |
| Orchestra | The London Phylharmonic |
| Conductor | Matthias Bamert |
| Soloists | Lynda Russell, soprano Duncan Riddell, violin |
| Other works | Suite from the opera Der Sturm Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann |
| Added | 1998 (MAR 01) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl