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Frank Martin, the Swiss composer whose only composition for guitar, Quatre Pieces Breves or 4 short pieces which appear on Julian Bream's landmark album 20th Century Guitar were written in 1933 for Segovia when Martin was still a struggling composer seeking recognition. Although given the recognition they deserved by Bream they were in fact written for and dedicated to Segovia. Their unfortunate history is described in an article by Jan J. de Kloe, published in the Summer 1993 issue of "Soundboard." Based on information provided by Martin's widow, Maria, the article describes the Martin-Segovia interaction as follows: Segovia lived awhile in Frank Martin's native city, Geneva, and Martin admired the guitarist. Maria Martin doesn't know if Segovia asked for a composition, or if Frank Martin took the initiative to write a piece for the guitarist. It is certain that Martin received pieces from Segovia written by Castel- nuovo-Tedesco as examples of how to write for the instru- ment. When Martin sent Segovia the resulting Quatre Pieces Breves, the com- poser never received any confirmation or thank-you note. When they crossed each other in a street one day, Segovia greeted Martin with a short "au revoir" and walked the other way as if to avoid a discussion. At this point Martin thought that may- be his piece was unplayable. At one point, Bream tentatively approached Martin about writing another piece for guitar. Unfortunately, Martin demurred. Ссылка скрыта