Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 Martin Reimann

• Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 - 1931): Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1:
• 1Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Grave. Lento assai04:47
• 2Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: II. Fugato. Molto moderato04:44
• 3Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso. Amabile - Poco animato04:16
• 4Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo02:59
• Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2:
• 5Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Obsession (Prélude). Poco vivace02:53
• 6Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: II. Malinconia. Poco lento, con sordino02:45
• 7Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: III. Danse des ombres. Sarabande (Lento) - Variations Nos.1-604:21
• 8Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: IV. Les furies. Allegro furioso03:45
• Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3:
• 9Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3: Ballade (Lento molto sostenuto, in modo di recitativo - Molto moderato quasi lento - Allegro in tempo giusto e con bravura)07:15
• Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4:
• 10Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4: I. Allemanda. Lento maestoso05:56
• 11Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4: II. Sarabande. Quasi lento - a tempo primo03:22
• 12Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4: III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo - Giocosamente e meno mosso - Tempo primo - Più animato ma poco - Più lento03:22
• Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5:
• 13Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: I. L'aurore. Lento assai04:48
• 14Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato (bien rythmé) - Moderato amabile - Tempo primo non più presto - Poco pîù mosso05:54
• Sonata for Solo Violin No. 6 in E Major, Op. 27 No. 6:
• 15Sonata for Solo Violin No. 6 in E Major, Op. 27 No. 6: (Allegro giusto non troppo vivo - Più vivo - Allegretto poco scherzando - Allegro tempo primo)07:35
• Total Runtime01:08:42

Info for Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27

When Eugene Ysaye composed his cycle of 6 sonatas op. 27 for solo violin in June 1923 when gut strings were still very common and highly appreciated. Statements by contemporary violinists such as Mischa Elman, Toscha Seidel and Jacques Thibaud confirm this. However, neither the dedicatees of Eugene Ysaye's solo sonatas nor other contemporaries made recordings of these works. Martin Reimann has now performed them on gut strings, and the special charm of his recording is that it gives these wonderful works a sonority that is likely to correspond to the aesthetic ideas of their time of creation.

Martin Reimann, violin

Martin Reimann
studied violin with Gunars Larsens and Franco Gulli in Lucerne and with Ivry Gitlis in Paris. He performs regularly with orchestras such as the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Anima Eterna and Ensemble Contrechamps. Among his chamber music partners are musicians such as Bruno Pasquier and Alice Ader. Martin Reimann is currently preparing a recording of the six Violin Sonatas Op. 27 by Eugène Ysaÿe which he has frequently performed in their entirety at recitals.

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