Discography

SOLO ALBUMS

«Je viens d’écouter vos deux disques [Made in BCN, Believer] de musique contemporaine consacrée au saxophone baryton. Tous mes compliments.
Ce que vous faites est instructif, musicalement intelligent, en un mot: superbe!»

Jean-Marie Londeix, 2021

Joan Marti Frasquier - Suites

JOAN MARTÍ-FRASQUIER – Suites
A tribute to Bach's Cello Suites

Solo Musica GmbH, SM426

About 300 years ago, between 1717 and 1723, Johann-Sebastian Bach composed his Six Cello Suites.

About 300 years later, I decided to record SUITES as a personal tribute to this extraordinary music.

Produced by Joan Martí-Frasquier
Solo Musica Executive Producer: Hubert Haas
Recorded at Auditori Josep Carreras, Vila-seca (Spain) on 24 February 2023
Recording & Mastering: Sixto Cámara Moya
Photos & Design: Jesús Llungueras
Booklet Text: Joan Martí-Frasquier

DreamLover Joan Marti Frasquier Albena Petrovic

ALBENA PETROVIC – DREAMLOVER

Solo Musica GmbH, SM 394. 2022

This album contains the complete production for saxophone by Luxembourgish composer Albena Petrovic.

Recorded by: Joan Martí-Frasquier (baritone and alto saxophones), Cynthia Knoch (soprano voice), Romain Nosbaum (piano) and Kebyart (saxophone quartet).

Dreamlover was nominated for the OpusKlassik 2022 awards for Composer of the Year and New Classic Album categories.

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JOAN MARTÍ-FRASQUIER – MADE IN BCN

La Mà de Guido, LMG2154. 2018

This album exclusively contains original works for baritone saxophone solo and with electronics by the following Catalan composers: Mercè Capdevila*, Hèctor Parra, Enric Riu*, Joan Magrané, Joan Bagés* and Joan Arnau Pàmies*.

Recorded by: Joan Martí-Frasquier (baritone saxophone) and Joan Bagés i Rubí (electronics*)

Believer portada disco Joan Marti Frasquier

JOAN MARTÍ-FRASQUIER – BELIEVER

INS Records, INS01. 2015

My first solo album contains a repertoire that shows a wide range of options or styles by different composers: Christophe Havel, Enric Riu, Wayne Siegel, Antonio Velasco, José Luis Campana, Ryo Noda and Jacob TV.

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ALBUMS WITH SAX 3+1 SAXOPHONE QUARTET

I was the baritone player and one of the founders of the Catalan saxophone quartet SAX 3+1 (1994-2013). We recorded these three albums for the label Ars Harmonica:

SAX 3+1. Tribute to Ventas

SAX 3+1 – TRIBUTE TO ADOLF VENTAS

Ars Harmonica, AH228. 2013

We recorded the complete production (original works and arrangements) for saxophone quartet by Catalan saxophonist and composer Adolf Ventas.

Nacho Gascón, soprano saxophone
Rubén Domingo, alto saxophone
Efrem Roca, tenor saxophone
Joan Martí-Frasquier, baritone saxophone

SAX 3+1. Sax 3+1

SAX 3+1 – SAX 3+1

Ars Harmonica, AH147. 2003

We recorded some of the most popular repertoire we had been playing during our first 10 years.

Rubén Domingo, soprano saxophone
Joaquim Subirats, alto saxophone
Joan Miquel Simon, tenor saxophone
Joan Martí-Frasquier, baritone saxophone

SAX 3+1. Quartet de Saxòfons

SAX 3+1 – QUARTET DE SAXÒFONS

Ars Harmonica, AH048. 1998

This album combines some universal pieces of the repertoire for saxophone quartet with other pieces by Catalan composers as Albert Llanas and Adolf Ventas.

Rubén Domingo, soprano saxophone
Joaquim Subirats, alto saxophone
Joan Miquel Simon, tenor saxophone
Joan Martí-Frasquier, baritone saxophone

COLLABORATIONS

Throughout my career, I have collaborated in different recording projects.
Here are the contemporary music ones.

MORPHOSIS ESEMBLE. IB

MORPHOSIS ENSEMBLE – LIVE IN LUXEMBOURG

Self-edited 2020

As a member of Morphosis Ensemble, I participated in the recording of the electroacoustic opera “IB: Le Cornu Ancestrale” by Joan Bagés i Rubí.

MORPHOSIS ENSEMBLE. Músiques Elèctriques

MORPHOSIS ENSEMBLE – MÚSIQUES ELÈCTRIQUES

INS Records, INS02. 2018

I participated in the recording of QUARKS BLAUS V1 for baritone saxophone, 3 snare drums and electronics by Joan Bagés i Rubí with Ferran Carceller (percussion) and Joan Bagés i Rubí (electronics). 

SERGIO FIDEMRAIZER. Visiones

SERGIO FIDEMRAIZER – VISIONES

Solfa Recordings. 2014

I participated in the recording of VA I VE for baritone saxophone and electronics in this album dedicated to the music by Argentinian composer Sergio Fidemraizer.