Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27

Album by Eugène Ysaÿe & Frederieke Saeijs

Six 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 collection blends late-Romantic virtuosity, contrapuntal complexity and modern harmonic language and stands as a late-career statement that broadened technical and expressive possibilities in the solo violin repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: I. Grave: Lento assai
    5:52
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: II. Fugato: Molto moderato
    4:56
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso: Amabile
    4:48
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor: IV. Finale con brio: Allegro fermo
    3:17
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: I. Obsession: Prélude: Poco vivace
    2:46
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: II. Malinconia: Poco lento
    3:38
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: III. Danse des ombres: Sarabande: Lento
    4:56
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor: IV. Les Furies: Allegro furioso
    3:27
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor ‘Ballade’
    8:46
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: I. Allemanda: Lento maestoso
    7:04
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: II. Sarabande: Quasi lento
    3:37
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 4 in E minor: III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo
    3:55
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: I. L’Aurore: Lento assai
    5:35
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 5 in G major: II. Danse rustique
    6:49
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 6 in E major
    8:26

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