Francisco Fullana performs on the 1735 'Mary Portman' ex-Kreisler Guarneri del Gesù violin, on loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
Compositional Technique
Ysaÿe's Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 2, dedicated to violinist Jacques Thibaud, is structured around the Dies Irae melody, a symbol of death from the Mass for the Dead.
Composition History
Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, were inspired by Joseph Szigeti's performance of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas.
Composer Biography
Eugène Ysaÿe, a Belgian violinist and composer, was considered the world's leading violinist at the turn of the 20th century.
Album & Artwork
The album, titled "Bach's Long Shadow," explores the influence and inspiration of Johann Sebastian Bach on other legendary artists over 300 years.
Interpretation
Francisco Fullana uses open natural gut strings and a baroque bow on this album to get closer to what Bach's music must have sounded like in his time.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Francisco Fullana, the violinist on this album, believes Bach's music is the clearest representation of natural beauty created by man in the Western world.
