Voices #18 – According to some it is one of the best kept secrets of the 20th century music repertoire: Der Cornet, by the Swiss composer Frank Martin, on lyrics of the epic poem with the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke. In this episode of Voices performed by baritone Philippe Huttenlocher and Collegium Academicum de Genève led by Robert Dunand.
Frank Martin (1890-1974)
▪ Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke (Der Cornet) (1942–1943)
Philippe Huttenlocher, bariton
Robert Dunand: Collegium Academicum de Genève
CD: Gallo CD-725 (1995)