With its elegant figure and its glinting timbre, the mandolin has survived the centuries, inspiring the greatest composers, from Vivaldi to Stravinsky and Led Zeppelin.

Julien Martineau makes his instrument captivate the audiences all over the world. His new album presents concertos by Corentin Apparailly and Karol Beffa, works in which virtuosity and emotion merge into a re-assertion of the place of the mandolin in the classical repertoire, also opening new prospects for this exceptional instrument. The Fifth Season thus proves to be far more than a mere recording; it is a real manifesto for the mandolin.