Reicha received his first musical instruction from his uncle Josef Reicha, who was Kapellmeister to the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein.
Composer Biography
Antoine Reicha, the composer, was born in Prague in 1770, the same year as Beethoven, and lost his father before his first birthday.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Reicha believed that any theme could become a fugal subject and that contemporary artistic procedures could enrich fugal composition, giving it higher aesthetic value.
Composer Biography
Reicha was a colleague and fellow student of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn, where they both studied philosophy and mathematics at the University.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Performer Biography
The pianist Ivan Ilić holds degrees in mathematics and music from the University of California at Berkeley and continued his studies at the Conservatoire supérieur de Paris.
Compositional Technique
Reicha's L'Art de varier, Op. 57, features 57 variations, with the opus number intentionally matching the number of variations.
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