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Rêves - Ysaÿe / Graffin, Kantorow, RLPO
Avie Records

Rêves - Ysaÿe / Graffin, Kantorow, RLPO

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Composer
Eugene Ysaye
Artist
Philippe Graffin, Marisa Gupta
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Mar 01, 2024
Catalog #
AV2650
UPC
822252265026

About

The world-premiere recording of the complete Violin Concerto in E Minor by Belgian virtuoso violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe has arrived! Following the recent discovery of a first movement, further manuscripts which complete the work have come to light – one a full orchestration, others for violin and piano – which were found on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Philippe Graffin’s close collaboration with Ysaÿe aficionado Xavier Falques led to a page-by-page analysis and painstaking reconstruction of the musical puzzle pieces, resulting in this recording of the full, three-movement concerto which displays Ysaÿe’s trademark ardour, intensity and originality.

For reasons unknown, Ysaÿe abandoned his Violin Concerto in E minor in 1885, but some years later embarked on another, Poème concertant, which was also recently discovered in manuscript form and is imbued with passion and the love Ysaÿe felt for his pupil Irma Sethe. Their love was mutual but their relationship could not endure, possibly sealing the fate of Poème concertant which lay undiscovered for over a century but is now brought back to life with this world-premiere recording.

Philippe rounds out the recording with three Ysaÿe gems for violin and piano: 2 Mazurkas de Salon, Op.10, works the violinist / composer frequently performed and gained popularity throughout Europe and Russia in his lifetime; and Rêve d’enfant (“A child’s dream”), which he dedicated to his youngest son Antoine.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Poème Concertant 22:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Poème Concertant
    Duration
    22:58
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Philippe Graffin
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  2. 2 I. Allegro appassionato non troppo vivo 15:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato non troppo vivo
    Duration
    15:21
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Philippe Graffin
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  3. 3 II. Andante 07:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Philippe Graffin
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  4. 4 III. Allegro in modo di pomposo ma furioso 12:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro in modo di pomposo ma furioso
    Duration
    12:23
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Philippe Graffin
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  5. 5 No. 1 in G Major, "Dans le lointain" 04:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1 in G Major, "Dans le lointain"
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Philippe Graffin, Marisa Gupta
  6. 6 No. 2 in A Minor 04:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Philippe Graffin, Marisa Gupta
  7. 7 Rêve d'enfant, Op. 14 (version for violin and piano) 04:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Rêve d'enfant, Op. 14 (version for violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Philippe Graffin, Marisa Gupta