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6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27; Sonata for Two Violins

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Details

Composer
Eugene Ysaye
Artist
Remy Ballot, Iris Ballot
Format
CD
Label
Gramola Records
Released
May 15, 2026
Catalog #
GRAM99362
UPC
9003643993624

About

The versatile French conductor and violinist Remy Ballot, following his recent chamber music recordings, now presents a milestone in music history for solo violin: the Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, by the Belgian violinist and composer Eugene Ysaye. Ysaye composed these sonatas for six outstanding violinists who were at the peak of their artistry in the 1920s. They form a kind of visionary synthesis of the achievements of Bach and Paganini and the spectrum of Romantic violin music and the French schools from Franck to Debussy. Together with his wife Iris Ballot, the second CD of the album features the Sonata for Two Violins, a work that remains widely underrated to this day, uniting within itself the full abundance of all musical currents present at the time (1915) during a period of transition.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Grave: Lento assai 05:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Grave: Lento assai
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  3. 2 II. Fugato: Molto moderato 05:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fugato: Molto moderato
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  4. 3 III. Allegretto poco scherzoso: Amabile 05:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto poco scherzoso: Amabile
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  5. 4 IV. Finale con brio: Allegro fermo 03:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale con brio: Allegro fermo
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  6. 5 I. Prelude, "Obsession": Poco vivace 02:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Prelude, "Obsession": Poco vivace
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  7. 6 II. Malinconia: Poco Lento 02:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Malinconia: Poco Lento
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  8. 7 III. Sarabande: Lento, "Danse des ombres" (Dance of the shades) 05:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Sarabande: Lento, "Danse des ombres" (Dance of the shades)
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  9. 8 IV. Les Furies: Allegro furioso 03:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Les Furies: Allegro furioso
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  10. 9 Sonata for Solo Violin in D Minor, Op. 27, No. 3, "Ballade" 08:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sonata for Solo Violin in D Minor, Op. 27, No. 3, "Ballade"
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  11. 10 I. Allemanda: Lento maestoso 06:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allemanda: Lento maestoso
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  12. 11 II. Sarabande: Quasi lento 04:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Sarabande: Quasi lento
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  13. 12 III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo 03:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  14. 13 I. L'Aurore: Lento assai 04:51
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. L'Aurore: Lento assai
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  15. 14 II. Danse rustique: Allegro giocoso molto moderato 06:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Danse rustique: Allegro giocoso molto moderato
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  16. 15 Sonata for Solo Violin in E Major, Op. 27, No. 6 08:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sonata for Solo Violin in E Major, Op. 27, No. 6
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 I. Poco lento maestoso - quasi moderato 12:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Poco lento maestoso - quasi moderato
    Duration
    12:46
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot, Iris Ballot
  19. 2 II. Allegretto poco lento 07:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto poco lento
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot, Iris Ballot
  20. 3 III. Allegro vivo e con fuoco - moderato amabile 13:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro vivo e con fuoco - moderato amabile
    Duration
    13:04
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Rémy Ballot, Iris Ballot