ALBUMMozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 & Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581Martin Fröst
ALBUMRobert Schumann: Works for Clarinet & PianoMartin Fröst & Roland Pöntinen
ALBUMMacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, Tuireadh & The Exorcism of Rio SumpúlMartin Fröst, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä
ALBUMBrahms: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 & Clarinet TrioMartin Fröst, Roland Pöntinen & Torleif Thedéen
ALBUMClarinet Concertos Dedicated to Benny GoodmanMartin Fröst, Malmö Symfoniorkester & Lan Shui
ALBUMLarsson Gothe: Hekas!Martin Fröst, Östgöta Blåsarsymfoniker & Arie Van Beek
ALBUMClose Ups: Music for Clarinet & PercussionMartin Fröst & Niklas Brommare
ALBUMFrench Beauties & Swedish BeastsMartin Fröst & Roland Pöntinen
ALBUMPenderecki: Works for Clarinet & StringsMartin Fröst & Tale Quartet
ALBUMThe Pied Piper of the OperaMartin Fröst, Singapore Symphony Orchestra & Lan Shui
Martin Fröst's Popular Music Videos
Vivaldi - Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra No.1
Martin Fröst & Concerto Köln
W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
Martin Fröst & Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 3
Martin Fröst & Concerto Köln
Rameau: Air pour les Sauvages (for clarinet, piano & double bass)
Martin Fröst
Die Fledermaus: "Champagne Medley"
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Emily Edmonds, Thomas Quasthoff & Martin Fröst
D. Scarlatti: Sonata D Minor, K. 32 (Arr. for Clarinet & Double Bass)
Martin Fröst & Sébastien Dubé
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Artist Biography
Whether it's the haunting solos in Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time (rec. 2017), mesmeric inner-voicing in Anders Hillborg's concerto or light-as-a-feather Piazzolla melodies, Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst's purity of sound compels and beguiles. Born in Sundsvall in 1970, Fröst's versatile approach is underlined by unrivalled technique and creative risk-taking (such as integrating choreography into performances). His wide-ranging repertoire includes Classical clarinet works (such as Mozart's concerto), 20th-century concertante pieces by the likes of Malcolm Arnold (featured on 1998’s Clarinet Concertos Dedicated to Benny Goodman) and fusion programmes—as heard on Night Passages (2022), which blends Baroque with arrangements of songs by Chick Corea and Swedish folk music. As a chamber musician, Fröst is a longtime collaborator of violinist Janine Jansen, with whom he has recorded both the Mozart and Brahms Clarinet Quintets. Based in Stockholm, Fröst is principal conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and periodically hosts experimental cross-platform arts projects—2022's XODUS (The Way Out Lies Within) included live painting on a large screen—with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2014, Fröst became the first clarinettist to receive the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, joining a lineup of high-profile recipients including Stravinsky and Simon Rattle.
Hometown
Sundsvall, Sweden
Genre
Classical
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