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Ysaÿe: Sonatas Nos. 1-6 for Solo Violin etc.

10/13/2023, 18 Tracks, 1:18:31

Featuring

  • Philippe Graffin
  • Pascal Devoyon
  • Eugène Ysaÿe

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Composition History

Many masterpieces by French composers like Franck, Debussy, Chausson, and Fauré were inspired by or dedicated to Ysaÿe.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Eugène Ysaÿe, born in Liège, was not a child prodigy but became a student of legendary violinists Henryk Wieniawski and Henry Vieuxtemps.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The second sonata, dedicated to Jacques Thibaud, is based on the Gregorian 'Dies irae' and shows a connection to the 'collages' principle of Cubist painters.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Ysaÿe sketched his Six Sonatas for solo violin, Op 27, in just twenty-four hours after being impressed by Joseph Szigeti's performance of Bach.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Joseph Joachim, a great violinist, declared upon hearing Ysaÿe: 'I have never heard anybody play like that,' highlighting the novelty of Ysaÿe's constant and varied vibrato.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Each of Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas for solo violin, Op 27, is dedicated to a different violinist of the younger generation, composed with their personality in mind.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Poème élégiaque, Op 12, by Ysaÿe, influenced Ernest Chausson's famous Poème, with Ysaÿe even helping to write the violin part.

Source: Booklet

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