Ivan Wyschnegradsky - Étude sur les mouvements rotatoires, Op. 45a

Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893 - 1979) - Étude sur les mouvements rotatoires, Op. 45a (1961, rev. 1963)
Sylvaine Billier, Martine Joste, Gérard Frémy, & Fuminori Tanada, pianos
Fernand Vandenbogaerde, conductor (2000)
Ivan Wyschnegradsky's Étude sur les mouvements rotatoires, Op. 45a is a work for 4 pianists playing 2 pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart. The work also exists in versions for three pianos tuned in sixth-tones, ondes Martenot and orchestra (Op. 45b) and two pianos tuned in quarter-tones and chamber orchestra (Op. 45c).
"Here we find a principle similar to that of the Magic Square - eight sets of intervals follow one another very closely, thus constructing a mobile octagon fluctuating up and down. The series of diminished fifths only reaches completion after thirteen octaves, far beyond the limitations of audible tonal space. The circling gestures are most noticeable at the beginning and at the end, where the wheel slowly comes to a standstill. The increasing density of the circles forms clusters and chord trills."
(source: www.ivan-wyschn...)
Performance notes (in German and French): imgur.com/a/IJ...

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Interesting to see the score marked with the quarter-tone symbols even though being for 2 standard pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart. Makes it easier to figure out what is going on when following the score on-screen, although I'm not sure if it would help the performers who have to mentally offset the quarter-tone symbols.

[@yagiz885]

So fascinating music!

[@MertCalkan]

exactly

[@wilh3lmmusic]

The beginning sounds like haunted clockwork

[@GUILLOM]

Great stuff

[@verslaflamme8185]

absolutely great

[@ClassicalNerd]

The engraving is dizzying in the best possible way

[@slowbreathe]

Can you make a video about Ivan Wyschnegradsky? I love your videos.

[@CarterFelixOfficial]

Yo, classical nerd.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@yagiz885]

1:04 what an atmosphere

[@calt2898]

1:37 incredible harmony

[@bladesofgrass9333]

haunting and beautiful music, and that engraving is wack but does its job

[@lucaslorentz]

Klangfarbe's piano before tuned

[@musik350]

😭

[@GUILLOM]

Lmfao yes

[@SeigneurReefShark]

LMAO

[@gianx_gx]

This piece copied Feldman’s “Work for 2 pianos” or vice versa, either way, both are awesome! (This one is more dizzying, Feldman’s more poignant)

[@D7sus4]

Что это за знак в правой руке? 1:08

[@MertCalkan]

usta sen naptın ya hapse girmiş gibi hissettim

[@dandelionthebomber3517]

0:09 sounds like from backroom

[@Alix777.]

This give me nausea

[@odman69]

Just draw some random lines and put notes here and there. What a load of pretentious crap.

[@GUILLOM]

?????

[@jansmejkal6846]

The comment's funny not only because it's missed the point, I personally like how it managed to be untrue, too. If you did what you describe in the comment, you couldn't make it 24-TET (or the equivalent of two pianos being tuned a quarter of a tone apart from one another like Wyschnegradsky did in this piece). As someone who doesn't make or listen to this type of music, it's understandable that some of the notation may seem "random" to you. The next step being "It's wrong and random BECAUSE I don't understand it" is what makes this comment (and, by extension, you) seem...thoroughly misled, let's put it that way.

[@odman69]

I have actually studied music and have qualifications in it. That doesn't stop this from being pretentious crap.

[@mm-dn6oe]

This is **anything** but random lines

[@GUILLOM]

@@odman69 "I actually studied music and have qualifications in it" You just fell in an epic ad verecundiam fallacy lmfao

[@Roman_Politykin]

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