Quatre pièces brèves pour guitare
Four short pieces for guitar

Year of composition

1933

Duration

8'

Scored for

guitar
I. Prélude - II. Air - III. Plainte - IV. Comme une gigue
Frank Martin made also versions for piano and for orchestra, both titled ‘Guitare’, and there is an arrangement by Hans Brüderl for 4 guitars.

Publication information

Editions by Universal Edition for guitar, 4 guitars, piano or orchestra.

Premiere

World premiere (version for orchestra): Geneva, 21 November 1934. Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recordings (selective list)

  • Javier Somoza, guitar
    BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95487 ℗ + © 2017 (FMS123)

  • Julian Bream, guitar
    (recorded 14-19.IX.1992, Fonde Abbey, Dorset)
    EMI 5 099926 434421 ℗ 2009 (FMS011)

  • ‘Das solo Klavierwerk Frank Martin’
    Sebastian Benda, piano
    FSM FCD 97 211 ℗ + © 1996 (FMS010)

  • Edoardo Catemario, guitar
    Arts Music 47660-2 ℗ 2002 (FMS028)

  • Hans Jonkers, gitaar
    Cadenza CAD 800 905 ℗ 1993 (FMS055)

  • 30 jaar Prinses Christina Concours’
    Izhar Elias, guitar
    BUMA-STEMRA PCC-2 © 1998 (FMS084)

  • Frank Martin - Musique de chambre’
    Miguel Charosky, guitar
    Musiques Suisses MGB CD 6241 ℗ + © 2006 (FMS090)

  • ‘The Guitar in the XXth Century’
    Alberto Ponce, guitar
    ARION ARN 68212 ℗ 1972/1973/1976 + © 1993 (FMS098)

  • ‘Frank Martin Piano Music’
    Julie Adam, piano
    ABC Classics 4762601 ℗ + © 2005 (FMS103)

  • ‘Lyrical 20th century guitar music’
    Raphaella Smits, guitar
    Accent2 - ACC2 8966 D ℗ + © 1990 (FMS112)

  • Klaus Sticken, piano
    THOROFON CTH2478 ℗ + © 2003 (FMS121)

  • ‘Suites & Variations’
    Gérard Abiton, guitar
    CDA 9504-1 ℗ + © 1995 (FMS138)

  • ‘Le temps d'un peu…’
    Patriek Ruby, guitar
    GTY 12009 ℗ + © 2009 (FMS140)

  • ‘Frank Martin - Werke mit Guitarre’
    (Version for 2 guitars by Harald Stampa)
    Harald Stampa, Benjamin Scheck, guitar
    MUSIQUES SUISSES - MGB CD 6264 ℗ + © 2009 (FMS145)

  • (reconstruction: Jan Wolf 1982)
    Jan Wolf, guitar
    PARTRIDGE 115-2 ℗ 1988 (FMS 146)

  • ‘Novecento’
    Stefano Grondona, guitar
    SONAR CRR 9602 © 1995 + ℗ 1996 (FMS166)

  • Jean-Léon Cohen, piano
    forgotten records fr 23C ℗ 2013 (FMS167)

  • ‘Intégrale pour piano solo Frank Martin’
    Daniel Spiegelberg, piano
    GALLO CD-636 ℗ + © 1991 (FMS168)

  • ‘Nocturnal’
    Julian Bream, guitar
    EMI CDC 7 54901 2 ℗ 1993 (FMS169)

  • ‘GUITARXX’
    Edoardo Catemario, guitar
    ARTS 47660-2 ℗ + © 2002 (FMS185)

  • ‘Entre Senderos’
    Hector Murrieta, guitar
    Naoise Records CDNR-003 ℗ 2009 (FMS206)

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