6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Leonidas Kavakos

6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 is a set of six sonatas for solo violin by Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe, composed in 1923. The works blend late-Romantic virtuosity with early 20th-century harmonic and technical innovations for unaccompanied violin, and they represent a late-career statement that expanded the technical and expressive possibilities of the violin repertoire.
First released: December 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: I. Grave
    5:25
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: II. Fugato
    5:06
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso
    4:27
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: IV. Finale con brio
    2:54
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: I. Obsession. Prélude
    2:23
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: II. Malinconia
    2:46
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: III. Danse de ombres: Sarabande
    4:45
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major: IV. Les furies
    3:30
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor "Ballade"
    7:21
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: I. Allemanda
    6:43
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: II. Sarabande
    3:13
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: III. Finale
    3:16
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: I. L'aurore
    4:19
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: II. Danse rustique
    5:07
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major
    7:46

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