Ivan Wyschnegradsky - Op.53 String Trio (1979) [Score-video]

Ivan Wyschnegradsky - Op.53 Trio pour violon, alto et violoncelle (1979) (completed posthumously by Claude Ballif) Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893–1979) was a Russian-born composer and theorist who pioneered microtonal music. After settling in Paris, he developed a theory of "ultrachromaticism" that expanded traditional harmonic language into microtonality, sometimes composing for specially tuned instruments. Though still largely unknown, his theoretical writings and musical compositions have influenced many experimental and spectral composers since his passing. Performers: Arditti Quartet Audio:    • Ivan Wyschnegradsky - Arditti String Quart...   Score: Scanned Publisher: Paris. Editions Musicales Radio France, 1982 #microtonal #modernmusic #stringtrio