An Invitation to the Dance - Storming the ‘barricades mystérieuses’ with Martin James Bartlett

Pianist Martin James Bartlett first came to many people’s attention in 2014, when he won the BBC Young Musician Award. A Proms debut followed the next year, and a recording contract with Warner Classics not long after. To date, both of Martin’s albums on Warner have been centred around a unifying core concept - recital-recordings with a clear and thoughtful point to them.His latest, La Danse, released on January 26th, is no different - and to tie in with this exploration of French dance-music...