Ehnes,James Ysaye: Sonastas For Solo Violin 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. Ysaáe'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 "golden" era of fast evolving traditions of playing, of which Ysaáe was one of the leading voices.

1. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 "Joseph Szigeti: I Grave: Lento Assai 2. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 "Joseph Szigeti: II. Fugato: Molto Moderato 3. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 "Joseph Szigeti: III: Allesgretto Poco Scherzoso: Amabile 4. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op.27 No.1 "Joseph Szigeti: IV: Finale Con Brio: Allegro Fermo 5. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Jacques Thibaud": I. "Obession" (Prelude):Poco Vivace 6. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Jacques Thibaud": II."Malinconia": Poco Lento 7. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Jacques Thibaud":Iii. "Danse Des Ombres": (Sarabande): Lento 8. Sonata No. 2 in a Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Jacques Thibaud": IV. "Les Furies": Allegro Furioso 9. Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.27 No.3 "Georges Enesco" Ballade: Lento Molto Sostenuto - Allegro in Tempo Giusto E Con Bravura 10. Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.27 No.4 "Fritz Kreisler": I. Allemende: Lento Maestoso 11. Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.27 No.4 "Fritz Kreisler": II. Sarabande: Quasi Lento 12. Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.27 No.4 "Fritz Kreisler": III. Finale: Presto Ma Non Troppo 13. Sonata No.5 in G Major, Op.27 No.5 "Mathieu Crickboom": I. "L'aurore": Lento Assai 14. Sonata No.5 in G Major, Op.27 No.5 "Mathieu Crickboom": II. Danse Rustique: Allegro Giocoso Molto Moderato 15. Sonata No.6 in E Major, Op.27 No.6 "Manuel Quiroga": Allegro Giusto Non Troppo Vivo