Complete Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & James Zabawa-Martinez

Complete Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 is the complete cycle of six sonatas for solo violin by Belgian composer Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. They blend late-Romantic virtuosity with impressionistic harmonies and contrapuntal textures, employ extended techniques and considerable technical demands, and occupy a central place in the solo violin repertoire as a major example of Ysaÿe's later compositional style.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 no. 1: I. Grave
    5:12
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 no. 1: II. Fugato
    4:53
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 no. 1: III. Allegretto poco Scherzoso
    5:06
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op. 27 no. 1: IV. Finale con Brio
    2:43
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 no. 2: I. Obsession; Prelude
    2:45
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 no. 2: II. Malinconia
    2:52
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 no. 2: III. Danse des Ombres; Sarabande
    4:24
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27 no. 2: IV. Les Furies
    3:26
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 27 no. 3: Ballade
    8:07
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor, op. 27 no. 4: I. Allemande
    6:24
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor, op. 27 no. 4: II. Sarabande
    3:36
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor, op. 27 no. 4: III. Finale
    3:40
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major, op. 27 no. 5: I. L'Aurore
    4:40
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major, op. 27 no. 5: II. Danse Rustique
    5:53
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major, op. 27 no. 6
    7:56
  16. 16.
    Sonate posthume, op. 27 Bis: I. Allegro molto moderato ma con Brio
    5:09
  17. 17.
    Sonate posthume, op. 27 Bis: II. Canzona
    4:44
  18. 18.
    Sonate posthume, op. 27 Bis: III. Finale
    1:45

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