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
There are also versions for piano and for orchestra, both titled ‘Guitare’.

Publication information

Editions by Universal Edition for guitar, 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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