01. - 03. Concerto for 7 wind instruments, percussion and strings [18'47]
04. - 08. Etudes for string orchestra [18'46]
09. - 11. Petite Symphonie concertante* [19'34]
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet
Decca 4300032 (recorded 1951* and November 1961; this CD release 1990)
(flacs, booklet, cover and inlay scans)
Recording venue: Victoria Hall Geneva
Recording engineer: Roy Wallace and *not disclosed;
Producers: Erik Smith and Michael Bremner, *not disclosed.
These classic recordings of three of Frank Martin's most popular works have been around in various collections over the years but it appears to be difficult to obtain just these three works outside of a boxed set.
The recording of Petite Symphonie concertante seems to be particularly elusive - maybe because it is in mono only. Ansermet never recorded it again in stereo.
I know that many people are put off by the sound of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Ansermet's time due to sometimes lacklustre playing and vinegary winds but it has never bothered me all that much. The recorded sound in Victoria Hall is usually excellent (although Petite Symphonie concertante definitely shows its age) and Ansermet's conducting in these works by his Swiss compatriot have, for me, never been bettered.
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