Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Judith Ingolfsson

Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 is a set of six sonatas for solo violin by Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. They blend late-Romantic virtuosity with impressionistic harmony and modernist rhythmic and technical innovations, representing a pivotal statement in Ysaÿe's compositional output that expanded the technical and expressive possibilities of the solo violin repertoire.
First released: 18th March 2011

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Grave (Lento assai)
    4:48
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Fugato (Molto moderato)
    5:06
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Allegretto poco Scherzoso (Amabile)
    4:47
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: Finale con brio (Allegro fermo)
    3:08
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: Obsession: Prélude (Poco vivace)
    2:49
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: Malinconia (Poco Lento)
    3:08
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: Danse des ombres: Sarabande (Lento)
    4:57
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: Les Furies: Allegro furioso
    3:39
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor
    8:19
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: Allemanda (Lento maestoso)
    6:38
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: Sarabande (Quasi Lento)
    3:42
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: Finale (Presto ma non troppo)
    4:01
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: L’Aurore (Lento assai)
    5:31
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: Danse Rustique (Allegro giocoso molto moderato)
    6:04
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major
    8:09

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