Tai Murray performs on a Giovanni Tononi violin, made around 1690.
Compositional Technique
The Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, by Eugène Ysaÿe, are dedicated to six different violinists, each reflecting aspects of their playing or personality.
Composition History
Eugène Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, were all outlined in the course of a single day in 1924.
Performer Biography
Tai Murray, the violinist on this recording, is a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2004 and was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2008-2010.
Composer Biography
Eugène Ysaÿe, the composer, was a nomadic violinist in his early career, studying with Henryk Wieniawski and Henry Vieuxtemps and performing across Europe.
Composer Biography
Eugène Ysaÿe, the composer, eventually played the violin less and conducted more due to diabetes and a neuritic complaint, leading him to found the Société Symphonique des Concerts Ysaÿe.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Many seminal works of the period were performed by Eugène Ysaÿe, the composer, and dedicated to him, including Franck's Violin Sonata and Debussy's String Quartet.
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