James Ehnes - Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27

Onyx Classics

£13.95

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ONYX4198
Barcode: 0880040419822
Release Date: 30th April 2021
Genre: Classical

 Multi award-winning violinist James Ehnes recorded this album during lockdown at his home. Recording commenced in the early hours of the morning when all was quiet in the house. The solo
violin, recorded in the small hours during these troubled times, makes for a powerful and intimate listening experience.
 Ysaÿe’s six sonatas for solo violin are, together with JS Bach’s Sonatas & Partitas, the most important extended works for the solo violin. Ysaÿe composed each one of them with a particular
violinist in mind, capturing their personality and characteristics of their playing.
 These sonatas represent the stylistic bridge between the old and the new, between tradition and improvisation, offering a glimpse into a ‘golden’ era of fast evolving traditions of playing, of which Ysaÿe was one of the leading voices.
 Online - Ads on BBC Music Magazine.

Tracklisting:
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: I. Grave. Lento assai
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: II. Fugato. Molto moderato
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: III. Allesgretto poco scherzoso. Amabile
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: I. Prelude "Obession" (Poco vivace)
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: II. Malinconia (Poco lento)
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: III. Sarabande "Danse des ombres" (Lento)
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: IV. Les Furies (Allegro furioso)
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27: I. Ballade. Lento molto sostenuto - Allegro in tempo giusto e con bravura
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27: II. Allemende. Lento maestoso
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27: III. Sarabande. Quasi lento
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27: IV. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Sonata No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27: I. L'Aurore. Lento assai
Sonata No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27: II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato
Sonata No. 6 in E Major, Op. 27: Allegro giusto non troppo vivo