Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Domenico Nordio

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 draw on late-Romantic and early-20th-century harmonic language and virtuosic violin techniques, with each sonata exploring distinct technical and expressive challenges that reflect Ysaÿe's engagement with the solo violin tradition and his position as a leading violinist-composer of his era.
First released: 2005

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: I. Grave
    5:12
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: II. Fugato
    5:05
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso
    4:37
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: IV. Finale con brio
    2:42
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: I. Obsession: Prelude
    2:21
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: II. Malinconia
    2:44
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: III. Danse des ombres: Sarabande
    5:04
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: IV. Les Furies
    3:04
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor: Ballade
    7:16
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: I. Allemande
    5:40
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: II. Sarabande
    3:33
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: III. Finale
    3:06
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: I. L’Aurore
    5:05
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: II. Danse rustique
    5:12
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major: Allegro giusto non troppo vivo
    8:02

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