Sonatas

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Roman Simović

Sonatas is a set of six solo violin sonatas by Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. They blend late-Romantic expressiveness with early 20th-century harmonic experimentation, place significant technical and interpretative demands on the performer, and represent a late-career consolidation of Ysaÿe's approach to solo violin writing.

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  1. 1.
    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor (“À Joseph Szigeti”): I. Grave. Lento assai
    4:43
  2. 2.
    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor (“À Joseph Szigeti”): II. Fugato. Molto moderato
    4:55
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor (“À Joseph Szigeti”): III. Allegretto poco scherzoso. Amabile
    4:42
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor (“À Joseph Szigeti”): IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo
    3:19
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor (“À Jacques Thibaud”): I. Obsession “Prèlude”. Poco vivace
    2:39
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor (“À Jacques Thibaud”): II. Malinconia. Poco lento
    3:02
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor (“À Jacques Thibaud”): III. Danse de Ombres. Sarabande (Lento)
    4:25
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor (“À Jacques Thibaud”): IV. Les Furies. Allegro furioso
    3:59
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 3 in D minor “Ballade” (“À Georges Enesco”): Lento molto sostenuto – Molto moderato quasi lento – Allegro in Tempo giusto e con bravura
    8:32
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 4 in E minor (“À Fritz Kreisler”): I. Allemande. Lento maestoso
    5:45
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 4 in E minor (“À Fritz Kreisler”): II. Sarabande. Quasi lento
    3:15
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 4 in E minor (“À Fritz Kreisler”): III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
    3:05
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 5 in G major (“À Mathieu Crickboom”): I. L’Aurore. Lento assai
    4:23
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 5 in G major (“À Mathieu Crickboom”): II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato – Moderato amabile – Tempo I – Poco più mosso
    5:33
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    Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27: No. 6 in E major (“À Manuel Quiroga”): Allegro giusto non troppo vivo
    8:33

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