6 Sonatas for Solo Violin op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Lydia Mordkovitch

Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 is a set of six solo violin sonatas by Belgian composer and violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. They blend late-Romantic virtuosity with early 20th-century harmonic and rhythmic experimentation, employ advanced bowing and left-hand techniques and give each sonata a distinctive character, occupying an important place in Ysaÿe's output and in the solo violin repertoire.
First released: January 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: I. Grave
    5:47
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: II. Fugato
    5:35
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso
    5:09
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: IV. Finale con brio
    2:52
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: I. Obsession. Prélude
    2:48
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: II. Malinconia
    3:23
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: III. Danse de ombres: Sarabande
    5:11
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: IV. Les furies
    2:47
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor "Ballade"
    7:39
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: I. Allemanda
    5:47
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: II. Sarabande
    3:18
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: III. Finale
    3:04
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: I. L'aurore
    4:56
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: II. Danse rustique
    5:40
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major: Allegro giusto non troppo vivo
    7:07

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