Sad news: Death of a French composer, aged 58

Sad news: Death of a French composer, aged 58

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norman lebrecht

April 21, 2016

Composer of five symphonies and 11 string quartets, Frédérick Martin negotiated the vacant middle ground between Boulezian modernism, French traditionalism and American minimalism.

A prolific composer for solo piano, he died of undisclosed causes on April 18.

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