Composer: Eugene Ysaÿe
Performer: Martin Reimann
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Passacaille
Catalogue: PAS1083
Release: 2020
Size: 1.15 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Sonata for solo violin in G minor, Op. 27 No. 1
01. I. Grave. Lento assai
02. II. Fugato. Molto moderato
03. III. Allegretto poco scherzoso. Amabile – Poco animato
04. IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo
Sonata for solo violin in A minor, Op. 27 No. 2
05. I. Obsession (Prélude). Poco vivace
06. II. Malinconia. Poco lento, con sordino
07. III. Danse des ombres. Sarabande (Lento) – Variations Nos.1-6
08. IV. Les furies. Allegro furioso
09. Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 ‘Ballade’
Sonata for solo violin in E minor, Op. 27 No. 4
10. I. Allemanda. Lento maestoso
11. II. Sarabande. Quasi lento – a tempo primo
12. III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo – Giocosamente e meno mosso – Tempo primo – Più animato ma poco – Più lento
Sonata for solo violin in G major, Op. 27 No. 5
13. I. L’aurore. Lento assai
14. II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato (bien rythmé) – Moderato amabile – Tempo primo non più presto – Poco pîù mosso
15. Sonata for solo violin in E major, Op. 27 No. 6
When Eugene Ysaye composed his cycle of 6 sonatas op. 27 for solo violin in June 1923 when gut strings were still very common and highly appreciated. Statements by contemporary violinists such as Mischa Elman, Toscha Seidel and Jacques Thibaud confirm this. However, neither the dedicatees of Eugene Ysaye’s solo sonatas nor other contemporaries made recordings of these works. Martin Reimann has now performed them on gut strings, and the special charm of his recording is that it gives these wonderful works a sonority that is likely to correspond to the aesthetic ideas of their time of creation.