The Ondes martenot is an electronic instrument invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot. It is probably better known for horror movie soundtracks, but serious composers have written for it, probably the best known example being Messiaen's Turangalila symphony. Concertos for this very unusual instrument are rare though - at least by composers with reasonably well known names. I have selected the concerto by André Jolivet from 1947, which demonstrates the concertante possibilities of this instrument very well. It is played by Ginette Martenot (Maurice's sister) with the Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris under thre composer on Disques Adès.
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