Classical Music | Music for Flute

Frank Martin

Ballade  Play

Emi Ferguson Flute
Nolan Pearson Piano

Recorded on 07/17/2013, uploaded on 02/13/2014

Musician's or Publisher's Notes

Like the Hüe, Swiss composer Frank Martin’s Ballade is also a competition piece, commissioned by the Geneva Competition.  Martin wrote a series of five one-movement ballades for solo instrument with piano or orchestra that includes his 1939 Ballade for Flute and Piano. Taking inspiration from a traditional ballad, a narrative set to music, Martin’s Ballade uses the flute to narrate an epic story through dramatic twists and turns.  Like the Hüe, the Martin showcases many facets of the flute, utilizing different colors and techniques throughout this 11-section through-composed piece.     Emi Ferguson