Swiss Piano Music by Arthur Honegger & Frank Martin
7/8/2022, 21 Tracks, 1:10:02
Featuring
Jérémie Conus
Arthur Honegger
Frank Martin
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Compositional Technique
Frank Martin occasionally used Arnold Schönberg's twelve-tone technique, but he applied its rules with much greater freedom.
Performer Biography
Jérémie Conus is a Swiss pianist who has won several awards, including two prizes from the Migros Kulturprozent and a first prize at the Landolt Piano Competition.
Composer Biography
Arthur Honegger, though raised in Zurich, spent much of his life in France and was a member of the Groupe des Six, a group of composers interested in contemporary light music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Both Arthur Honegger and Frank Martin developed unique musical languages, blending tonality and atonality to create mystical and touching soundscapes.
Compositional Technique
Frank Martin's harmony is built on pure major and minor chords, expanded with 'foreign' notes to create characteristic dissonances, making him less progressive than some contemporaries.
Compositional Technique
Arthur Honegger's piano works are characterized by smaller character pieces, reflecting a modern musical language with French lightness and elegance, and charming melodies.
Interpretation
Pianist Jérémie Conus chose the works of Arthur Honegger and Frank Martin for his debut album to highlight Swiss piano music, which he feels is underrepresented.
