Six Sonatas for Violin Solo op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Naoko Aoki

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 combine late-Romantic virtuosity with early 20th-century harmonic and rhythmic innovations, employing contrapuntal textures and advanced technical effects to broaden the solo violin repertoire and reflect a mature phase in Ysaÿe's compositional career.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op.27-1: I. Grave
    5:14
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op.27-1: II. Fugato
    4:23
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op.27-1: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso
    4:38
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, op.27-1: IV. Finale con brio
    2:53
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27-2: I. Obsession
    2:38
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27-2: II. Malinconia
    2:25
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27-2: III. Danse des Ombres
    4:33
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 27-2: IV. Les Furies
    3:34
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 27-3: Ballade
    7:31
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor, op. 27-4: I. Allemanda
    5:40
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor, op. 27-4: II. Sarabande
    3:44
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor, op. 27-4: III. Finale
    3:24
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major, op. 27-5: I. L’Aurore
    4:40
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major, op. 27-5: II. Danse Rustique
    5:46
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major, op. 27-6
    8:19

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