Ysaye, E.: String Trio, "Le Chimay" / Sonata for 2 Violins / Cello Sonata
4/27/2010, 8 Tracks, 1:00:25
Featuring
Henning Kraggerud
Bård Monsen
Lars Anders Tomter
Ole-Eirik Ree
Eugène Ysaÿe
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Composer Biography
From 1879 to 1882, Ysaÿe was the leader of the Benjamin Bilse Orchestra in Berlin, which later became known as the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.
Interpretation
The recording of the Cello Sonata utilized Ysaÿe's own fingerings and bowing instructions, which are predominantly of a musical character.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ysaÿe's String Trio 'Le Chimay' is an exciting testament to an ideal of expression that sought to develop tonality rather than abandon it, contrasting with the Second Viennese School.
Composer Biography
Eugène Ysaÿe, a Belgian violinist and composer, began his violin lessons at age five with his father, Nicolas-Joseph Isaye, who was also a violinist and conductor.
Interpretation
For this recording, the performers used facsimiles of Ysaÿe's autograph for the Sonata for Two Violins and original handwritten parts for the String Trio 'Le Chimay'.
Composer Biography
Ysaÿe studied with prominent violinists Désiré Heynberg, Rodolphe Massart, and Henryk Wieniawski, and also met composers César Franck and Anton Rubinstein.
Composer Biography
Ysaÿe toured Norway with Anton Rubinstein, performing Edvard Grieg's sonatas and meeting Grieg himself, receiving praise for his playing.
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