Guided by a deep Christian faith, Frank Martin created a series of sacred works, including the oratorios In terra pax, Golgotha, and Pilate.
Composer Biography
After World War II, Frank Martin became a significant composer in European music, even teaching composition at the Cologne College of Music where Karlheinz Stockhausen was briefly his student.
Performer Biography
Ulf Schirmer, a conductor on this album, has a special interest in 20th-century music and works lost from the repertory, making him an ideal partner for projects like this.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Martin's artistic development was influenced by Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique.
Composer Biography
Frank Martin, born in 1890, came from a Protestant parson's family and started playing piano at the age of four.
Recording & Production
This album features live recordings from the "Paradisi gloria" concert series, which focuses on 20th-century sacred music and was hailed as one of Munich's most successful concert projects.
Performer Biography
Marcello Viotti, the former principal conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra, initiated the "Paradisi gloria" series to provide a platform for seldom-heard sacred works.
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