When EugÃ¨ne YsaÃ¿e composed his cycle of 6 sonatas op. 27 for solo violin in June 1923, 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 EugÃ¨ne YsaÃ¿e'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.

Tracklist:

Sonata For Solo Violin No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Grave. Lento Assai
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: II. Fugato. Molto Moderato
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: III. Allegretto Poco Scherzoso. Amabile - Poco Animato
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: IV. Finale Con Brio. Allegro Fermo
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Obsession (Prélude). Poco Vivace
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: II. Malinconia. Poco Lento, Con Sordino
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: III. Danse Des Ombres. Sarabande (Lento) - Variations Nos.1-6
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: IV. Les Furies. Allegro Furioso
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3: Ballade (Lento Molto Sostenuto, In Modo Di Recitativo - Molto Moderato Qu
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4: I. Allemanda. Lento Maestoso
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4: II. Sarabande. Quasi Lento - A Tempo Primo
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4: III. Finale. Presto Ma Non Troppo - Giocosamente E Meno Mosso - Tempo Pri
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 5 In G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: I. L'aurore. Lento Assai
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 5 In G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: II. Danse Rustique. Allegro Giocoso Molto Moderato (Bien Rythmé) -
Sonata For Solo Violin No. 6 In E Major, Op. 27 No. 6 (Allegro Giusto Non Troppo Vivo - Più Vivo - Allegretto Poco Scherz

UPC: 5425004840837
Label: Passacaille
Release Date: 11.20.20
Format: CD

Ysaye / Reimann - Six Sonatas (CD)