For his first recording Sat�nik Khourdo�an, concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie and an enthusiastic and passionate violinist, joins forces with the gifted pianist Alexander Gurning, who has received numerous awards for his qualities as a chamber music performer. Faur� and Saint-Sa�ns found in Ysa�e a virtuoso performer and an exceptional ally in getting their music known, who was on friendly terms with both men, and who was also a composer himself. They often played together in Paris, notably at the concerts of the Soci�t� nationale, and in the Brussels salons of the XX and the Libre Esth�tique. Khourdoian devotes his debut album to the music of all three distinguished French musicians.