Solo Violin Sonatas

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Ilya Kaler

Solo Violin Sonatas is a set of six solo violin sonatas by Belgian composer Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. Combining late-Romantic virtuosity with early 20th-century harmonic daring and advanced technical demands, the works employ intricate contrapuntal textures, extended techniques and heightened chromaticism, and they occupy a significant place in Ysaÿe's output and the evolution of the solo violin repertoire.
First released: December 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Grave
    4:53
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Fugato
    4:20
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Allegretto poco scherzoso
    5:03
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Finale: Con brio
    2:25
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor "Obsession": Prelude "Obsession": Poco vivace
    2:22
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor "Obsession": Malinconia: Poco lento
    3:14
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor "Obsession": Sarabande "Danse des ombres": Lento
    4:21
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor "Obsession": Les furies: Allegro furioso
    2:51
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor "Ballade"
    7:32
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: Allemande: Lento maestoso
    5:54
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: Sarabande: Quasi lento
    3:27
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: Finale: Presto ma non troppo
    3:22
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: L'aurore: Lento assai
    4:58
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: Danse rustique: Allegro giocoso molto moderato
    5:07
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major
    7:51

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