Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Mariko Senju

Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 is a set of six solo violin sonatas by Belgian composer Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. Blending late-Romantic virtuosity with modern harmonic language and extended techniques, the sonatas draw on the Bach solo-violin tradition while exploring impressionistic colours, contrapuntal textures and cyclical formal ideas, and they represent a late-career synthesis that helped expand the 20th-century solo violin repertoire.
First released: 22nd September 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor: 1st mov. Grave: Lento assai
    6:14
  2. 2.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor: 2nd mov. Fugato: Molto moderato
    4:42
  3. 3.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor: 3rd mov. Allefretto poco scherzoso. Amabile
    5:12
  4. 4.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 1 in G minor: 4th mov. Finale con brio: Allegro fermo
    2:42
  5. 5.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor: 1st mov. “Obsession”: Poco vivace
    2:52
  6. 6.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor: 2nd mov. “Malinconia”: Poco lento
    2:31
  7. 7.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor: 3rd mov. “Danse des ombres”: Sarabande (Lento)
    4:03
  8. 8.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 2 in A minor: 4th mov. “Les Furies”: Allegro Furioso
    3:38
  9. 9.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 3 in D minor: Lento molto sostenuto
    8:03
  10. 10.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 4 in E minor: 1st mov. Allemande: Lento maestoso
    5:51
  11. 11.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 4 in E minor: 2nd mov. Sarabande: Quasi lento
    3:14
  12. 12.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 4 in E minor: 3rd mov. Finale: Presto ma non troppo
    3:12
  13. 13.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 5 in G major: 1st mov. “L'Aurore”: Lento assai
    3:46
  14. 14.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 5 in G major: 2nd mov. “Danse rustique”: Allegro giocoso molto moderato
    4:48
  15. 15.
    Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27: No. 6 in E major: Allegro giusto non troppo vivo
    7:03

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