Ysaye: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin
Rubicon - RCD 1005
Kompozytor
Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)
Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)
Wykonawcy
Giovanni Guzzo, violin
Giovanni Guzzo, violin
Utwory na płycie:
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 "Joseph Szigeti" - I. Grave. Lento assai
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 "Joseph Szigeti" - II. Fugato. Molto moderato
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 "Joseph Szigeti" - III. Allegretto poco scherzoso. Amabile
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 "Joseph Szigeti" - IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 "Jacques Thibaud" - I. Obsession. Poco vivace (Prelude)
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 "Jacques Thibaud" - II. Malinconia. Poco lento
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 "Jacques Thibaud" - III. Danse des ombres. Lento (Sarabande)
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 "Jacques Thibaud" - IV. Les Furies. Allegro furioso
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27 "Georges Enesco" - Ballade. Lento molto sostenuto - Allegro in tempo giusto e con bravura
Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 "Fritz Kreisler" - I. Allemande. Lento maestoso
Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 "Fritz Kreisler" - II. Sarabande. Quasi lento
Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 "Fritz Kreisler" - III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Sonata No. 5 in G Major, op. 27 "Mathieu Crickboom" - I. L’Aurore. Lento assai
Sonata No. 5 in G Major, op. 27 "Mathieu Crickboom" - Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato
Sonata No. 6 in E Major, Op; 27 "Manuel Quiroga" - Allegro giusto non troppo vivo
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 "Joseph Szigeti"
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 "Jacques Thibaud"
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27 "Georges Enesco"
Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 "Fritz Kreisler"
Sonata No. 5 in G Major, op. 27 "Mathieu Crickboom"
Sonata No. 6 in E Major, Op
27 "Manuel Quiroga"
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 "Jacques Thibaud"
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27 "Georges Enesco"
Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 "Fritz Kreisler"
Sonata No. 5 in G Major, op. 27 "Mathieu Crickboom"
Sonata No. 6 in E Major, Op
27 "Manuel Quiroga"
Eugene Ysaye was one of the greatest violinists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He studied under Henri Vieuxtemps and is considered one of the great exemplars of the famous Franco-Belgian school of violin playing whose more recent members include Arthur Grumiaux and Augustin Dumay. Ysaye was also a composer of distinction, and his six sonatas for solo violin are after those of J.S Bach are works of major importance in the violinist’s repertoire. Each sonata is named after a great fellow violinist and dedicated to them, and the music reflects their personalities – an obvious hint at who the composer thought would be the ideal interpreter! These works are gems that deserve a wider audience, and in performances as impressive as these by the young Venezuelan virtuoso Giovanni Guzzo they are certain to win new friends.












