Six Sonatas for Solo Violin

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Kerson Leong

Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 is a set of six solo violin sonatas by Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. The works blend late-Romantic virtuosity with early 20th-century harmonic and technical innovations for unaccompanied violin, drawing on Baroque solo traditions and reflecting Ysaÿe's shift from touring virtuoso to composer and his contribution to the solo violin repertoire.
First released: 5th February 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 “À Joseph Szigeti”: I. Grave (Lento assai)
    5:15
  2. 2.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 “À Joseph Szigeti”: II. Fugato (Molto moderato)
    4:48
  3. 3.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 “À Joseph Szigeti”: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso (Amabile)
    5:22
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 “À Joseph Szigeti”: IV. Finale con brio (Allegro fermo)
    2:43
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 “À Jacques Thibaud”: I. Obsession (Prélude. Poco vivace)
    2:42
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 “À Jacques Thibaud”: II. Malinconia (Poco lento)
    3:02
  7. 7.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 “À Jacques Thibaud”: III. Danse des ombres (Sarabande. Lento)
    4:35
  8. 8.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 “À Jacques Thibaud”: IV. Les furies (Allegro furioso)
    3:24
  9. 9.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 3 in D minor, op. 27 “À Georges Enesco”: Ballade (Lento molto sostenuto, molto moderato quasi lento, allegro in tempo giusto e con bravura)
    7:26
  10. 10.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 4 in E minor, op. 27 “À Fritz Kreisler”: I. Allemande (Lento maestoso)
    5:59
  11. 11.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 4 in E minor, op. 27 “À Fritz Kreisler”: II. Sarabanda (Quasi lento)
    3:41
  12. 12.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 4 in E minor, op. 27 “À Fritz Kreisler”: III. Finale (Presto ma non troppo)
    3:11
  13. 13.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 5 in G major, op. 27 “À Mathieu Crikboom’: I. L”aurore (Lento assai – Mesure très libre)
    4:58
  14. 14.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 5 in G major, op. 27 “À Mathieu Crikboom”: II. Danse rustique (Allegro giocoso molto moderato)
    5:27
  15. 15.
    Sonata for Solo Violin no. 6 in E major, op. 27 “À Manuel Quiroga”: Allegro giusto non troppo vivo, allegretto poco scherzando
    7:38

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