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Frank Martin, like Britten, was a great pianist. This set of his own preludes is his only solo recording. In the songs, he collaborates with a venerable baritone (with whom he also recorded Schubert Lieder) and a very young soprano, who was to go on to semi-stardom. Martin's music is sometimes challenging stuff, but it always repays your attention. These fine stereo recordings are a major document of a composer as performer, and a quite generous selection at that. But Jecklin should have provided texts for the vocal works, which are very hard to understand. --Leslie Gerber