Swiss composer Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) is one of the major composers of the twentieth century. Of Swiss nationality, born in France and living most of his life in Paris, he had both French and German influences. A member of the famous Groupe des Six together with Poulenc and Milhaud, his art is characterised by a great sense of architecture which allows him to mix all the different languages and musical techniques of his era. His music serves a humanist concept that is completely in phase with the major questions of the twentieth century.