James Ehnes - Ysaye: Sonastas For Solo Violin - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Multi award-winning violinist James Ehnes recorded this album during lockdown at his home. Recording commenced in the early hours of the morning when all was quiet in the house. The solo violin, recorded in the small hours during these troubled times makes for a powerful and intimate listening experience. Ysaÿe's six sonatas for solo violin together with J.S Bach's Sonatas & Partitas and the most important extended works for the solo violin. Ysaye composed each one of them with a particular violinist in mind, capturing their personality and characteristics of their playing. These sonatas represent the stylistic bridge between the old and the new, between tradition and improvisation, offering a glimpse into a InchgoldenInch era of fast evolving traditions of playing, of which Ysaÿe was one of the leading voices. Album Tracks 1. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 InchJoseph Szigeti I Grave Lento Assai 2. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 InchJoseph Szigeti II. Fugato Molto Moderato 3. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 InchJoseph Szigeti III Allesgretto Poco Scherzoso Amabile 4. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 InchJoseph Szigeti IV Finale Con Brio Allegro Fermo 5. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 InchJacques ThibaudInch I. InchObessionInch (Prelude) Poco Vivace 6. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 InchJacques ThibaudInch II.InchMalinconiaInch Poco Lento 7. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 InchJacques ThibaudInch Iii. InchDanse Des OmbresInch (Sarabande) Lento 8. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 InchJacques ThibaudInch IV. InchLes FuriesInch Allegro Furioso 9. Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.27 No.3 InchGeorges EnescoInch Ballade Lento Molto Sostenuto - Allegro in Tempo Giusto E Con Bravura 10. Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.27 No.4 InchFritz KreislerInch I. Allemende Lento Maestoso 11. Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.27