Bruce Mather and His Memories of Wyschnegradsky
The article contains a description of the content of the text of “My memories of Ivan Wyschnegradsky” by Bruce Mather (b. 1939). It is emphasized that the appearance of these memories in Russian is a major event in the history of the return of Wyschnegradsky’s legacy to his homeland. At the same time, the author analyzes the creative path of the famous Canadian musician in the light of his relationship with Ivan Wyschnegradsky, who had a huge impact on the formation of his personality and style. Mather is almost the only living student and follower of Wyschnegradsky, who laid the Foundation for the school of microtonal music in Canada. The information contained in the article about the creative ties between the Mather and Wyschnegradsky, as well as the details of the Mather’s biography, are presented in the Russian press for the first time.