Reicha
Reicha Rediscovered: Volume I
Ivan Ilić  p
Chandos CHAN10950

Friend of Beethoven and teacher of Berlioz and Liszt, the composer, theorist and pedagogue Antoine Reicha (1770-1836) was in his time known chiefly for the iconoclastic theoretical treatises informed by his mathematical and philosophical studies. His wind quintets have earned a permanent place in the repertoire, but now Serbian-American pianist Ivan Ilić, who himself possesses a degree in mathematics, looks set to expand our understanding of Reicha the composer by embarking on a survey of his works for solo piano.

Performing from modern editions edited by musicologist Michael Bulley, in his first volume Ilić presents previously...