Ivan Wyschnegradsky Works for Solo Piano

Nowadays Ivan Wyschnegradsky is considered one of the pioneers of microtonal music, and his works are performed worldwide. Throughout his life he also wrote pieces for solo piano, most of which can be heard here for the first time. The programme moves back in time: from the Étude sur le carré magique sonore, op. 40, to the Préludes from his youth, which were created in 1916 in Saint Petersburg, shortly before he left Russia for good to settle in Paris, where he lived until 1979. Pianist Martine Joste, a close confidante of the composer, premiered numerous works by Ivan Wyschnegradsky; he especially appreciated her sensitive and dynamic playing. In 1983, together with Claude Ballif, she founded the Ivan-Wyschnegradsky-Gesellschaft to promote his work. The cd is released on the Shiiin label as a coproduction with the association, supported by the Francis and Mica Salabert Foundation, and contains a 33-page booklet in French and English.