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Frank Martin - Ballade for Flute and Piano. Andrea Mairhofer, Paul Cartianu.

Andrea Mairhofer, flute Paul Cartianu, piano Recorded at the Tyrolean state Conservatory, Austria, on December 13th, 2025 Frank Martin’s Ballade for Flute and Piano (1939) is one of the most important 20th-century works in the flute repertoire—and it carries both musical and historical significance. Martin wrote the Ballade in 1939, just as World War II was breaking out in Europe. Although he was Swiss (and Switzerland remained neutral), the atmosphere of uncertainty and tension surrounding the war deeply affected many artists of the time. The music reflects this emotional climate—restless, dramatic, and at times introspective. The piece was composed for the 1939 Geneva International Music Competition (Concours de Genève), where it served as a test piece for competitors. It quickly became popular because it combines virtuosic technical demands with strong emotional depth and modern but accessible harmonic language. Martin later arranged the Ballade for several other instruments (including violin, viola, cello, saxophone, and trombone), but the flute version remains the most famous.