Six Sonatas for Solo Violin op. 27

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In 1924, inspired by Josef Szigeti's performing one of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Eugène Ysaÿe wrote his Six Sonatas for Solo Violin. In echo of Elgar's Enigma Variations, the composer dedicated each sonata to a violinist and friend. Elgar's Violin Concerto was a favorite showpiece for Ysaÿe, who was considered the greatest violinist of his age. Among his inventive and often virtuosic original material, Ysaÿe makes reference to Bach's E-major Partita for Solo Violin, such that the music must be considered part of the neoclassical, back-to-Bach movement of the 1920s and 1930s.

While much is traceable to the German Baroque, the final E-major Sonata offers a surprise: an Iberian rhapsody replete with habanera rhythms dedicated to the Spanish violinist Manuel Quiroga. Given Ravel's affection for the habanera in pieces such as Rhapsodie Espagnole, this release makes an interesting companion to the Kennedy-Harrell Duos for Violin and Cello, which sets Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Piano beside Bach and Handel. Ysaÿe 's music is thrilling, dazzling, witty, moving, and immensely attractive, and offers challenges that the modern virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos meets with beguiling musicianship on a Stradivarius made when Bach was just 13. --Gary S. Dalkin

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This is a fantastic deal!.......2007-02-25

If you are a fan at all of the Four Seasons you should love this music. I will admit right now that I am a classical music fan. I don't write or perform it. I am a novice listener. I have never taken any music lessons(though I am leaning in that direction) and certainly have not gone through any university music training. I started out in rock and roll but found classical as I got older and fell in love with it a few years ago.

With that context in mind I do hope I am able to recognize quality and this work is of the highest. It helps when you are starting with good ingredients in the first place. You can't bake great bread without great ingredients and Vivaldi's music library has some of the greatest musical ingredients of the last 300 years. They are very much the foundation for modern western culture and music. His talent is woven through what we are

The first 26 CDs are instrumental starting with the four seasons and working through many of the Master's many popular works. I will admit the four seasons are not the best interpretation I have heard but it is definitely acceptable. The rest of the music shows us many facets of the Baroque style and you can see themes emerging through some of the pieces that give us a 'fingerprint' of Vivaldi's style and the parameters of the stylistic leanings of the genre at the time. If you want to immerse yourself in 18th century music this is your chance

This music would be ideal for someone who owns a store and is looking for background music. With over 26 CDs of instrumental music alone you could have those constantly looping and you'd probably never get bored of them(OK I may be stretching it a little there). The reason is that the music does not leave a bad 'aftertaste' in your mind. It fits into the background as easily and naturally as it is to listen to it consciously in the foreground. If you are a fan of classical Baroque you don't usually need to be in the mood for this, it will adjust your mood to itself and Vivaldi's music is almost always of an uplifting sort if this collection is any indication. If you want something to listen to at your job 8 hours per day this is good for the mind and it would take you over a week to get through it if you listened to it every minute of every work day. You will also work without the worry of the music distracting your concentration. I find it enhances it when I'm working. I don't know how well this would work on school kids but teachers might want to try playing this during school time. You may create a few geniuses, we certainly could use more!

If you are looking for something to ease your sleep and oil your dreams I have put these CD's on in the background. Not only can I easily fall asleep when they are playing quietly in the background but it helps you sleep and you wake up in a very pleasant atmosphere if the music is still playing quietly when you wake(you probably would need to rip them to your MP3 player to do that). It's like napping at a classical music concert without the worry of being nudged by your spouse or offending the other concert goers with your snoring. That will be quite a unique experience for you and possibly give you some real sweet dreams. It has for me

So to wrap it up this is very intelligent, uplifting music that is great for your mind and your soul. It is definitely worth the purchase if you are a fan of the Four Seasons and the Baroque genre in my novice classical music fan's opinion

Excellent, Broad Selection.......2007-01-25

This 40-cd collection affords me a rare pleasure almost daily: the thrill of hearing something new by Vivaldi. Despite my best efforts over the years, I've managed to miss hearing a lot of great works by the master. Listening to a single CD now and then, catching tunes on the radio... you can't possibly get a comprehensive understanding of Vivaldi's output that way.

But when you work your way systematically from CD 1 through 40, you're sure to find many pleasant surprises. I've been skipping through everything I already know -- in some cases, it has only taken me about a minute to get through a whole CD (first 3 seconds of each track is usually enough). But then I stop and listen carefully three or four times to anything that's new.

Ah, what a pleasure. I've already acquired some new favorites. And some old standbys have proved even more rewarding, e.g. at first I thought RV 127 (CD 7, tracks 10-12) was performed too slowly (Naxos No: 8.553742 is much faster), but now I'm not sure; maybe it's BETTER that way! I can't recommend this set highly enough.

$70....when was this???.......2006-11-25

Wish the cost was $70 now. Guess the record producer (or Amazon) got tired of making less than $2 per CD.

$70/40... you do the math........2006-04-07

No, I don't own this collection...yet. However, the price of the collection compels me to review it beforehand. Never have I seen such a complete collection of Vivaldi compositions at such an incredibly low price. At $1.75 dollars a CD, the record producer (Brilliant Classics) isn't making much of a profit. The compilation pulls some of its works from DG Achiv Produktion's vault (see Standage), such as the violin concertos, as well as from unknown producers (the Poland Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra is heavily featured). The collection is so complete that it is academic, and I would not be surprised if music libraries quickly emptied it from Amazon's shelves. The collection is simply worth it for the incredible price (English Concert's recording of the violin concertos cost nearly 30 bucks, and is exactly featured here). Overall, the price alone makes this collection exceptionally attractive, and the ensembles featured aren't bad either.

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Ysaÿe: Obsession (Six Violin Sonatas)

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Son No.1 in G, Op.27 No.1: I. Grave (Lento Assai)
Son No.1 in G, Op.27 No.1: II. Fugato (Molto Moderato)
Son No.1 in G, Op.27 No.1: III. Allegretto Poco Scherzoso (Amabile)
Son No.1 in G, Op.27 No.1: IV. Finale Con Brio (Allegro Fermo)
Son No.2 in a, Op.27 No.2: I. Obsession, Prld (Poco Vivace)
Son No.2 in a, Op.27 No.2: II. Malinconia (Poco Lento)
Son No.2 in a, Op.27 No.2: III. Danse Des Ombres, Sarabande (Lento)
Son No.2 in a, Op.27 No.2: IV. Les Furies (Allegro Furioso)
Son No.3 in d, Op.27 No.3 'Ballade': Lento Molto Sostenuto (In Modo Di Recitativo) - Molto...
Son No.4 in e, Op.27 No.4: I. Allemanda (Lento Maestoso)
Son No.4 in e, Op.27 No.4: II. Sarabande (Quasi Lento)
Son No.4 in e, Op.27 No.4: III. Finale (Presto Ma Non Troppo)
Son No.5 in G, Op.27 No.5: I. L'aurore (Lento Assai)
Son No.5 in G, Op.27 No.5: II. Danse Rustique (Allegro Giocoso Molto Moderato-
Son No.5 in G, Op.27 No.5: Moderato Amabile - Tempo I - Poco Piu Mosso)
Son No.6 in E, Op.27 No.6: Allegro Giusto Non Troppo Vivo - Allegretto Poco Scherzando - Allegro...
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Reve D'enfant, Op.14 - Frank Peter Zimmermann/Eduardo Strabbioli

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The Best Recording
Kavakos' Ysaye Solo Sonatas - Simply Incredible

Six Sonatas for Solo Violin op. 27
Leonidas Kavakos
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In 1924, inspired by Josef Szigeti's performing one of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Eugène Ysaÿe wrote his Six Sonatas for Solo Violin. In echo of Elgar's Enigma Variations, the composer dedicated each sonata to a violinist and friend. Elgar's Violin Concerto was a favorite showpiece for Ysaÿe, who was considered the greatest violinist of his age. Among his inventive and often virtuosic original material, Ysaÿe makes reference to Bach's E-major Partita for Solo Violin, such that the music must be considered part of the neoclassical, back-to-Bach movement of the 1920s and 1930s.

While much is traceable to the German Baroque, the final E-major Sonata offers a surprise: an Iberian rhapsody replete with habanera rhythms dedicated to the Spanish violinist Manuel Quiroga. Given Ravel's affection for the habanera in pieces such as Rhapsodie Espagnole, this release makes an interesting companion to the Kennedy-Harrell Duos for Violin and Cello, which sets Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Piano beside Bach and Handel. Ysaÿe 's music is thrilling, dazzling, witty, moving, and immensely attractive, and offers challenges that the modern virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos meets with beguiling musicianship on a Stradivarius made when Bach was just 13. --Gary S. Dalkin

Customer Reviews:

The Best Recording.......2002-11-09

Of course Kavakos was the winner of the Paganini competition so it is no suprise to me that he played so well on this disk.

This is the best set of the Ysaye sonatas ever recorded but listen to Shumsky's CD also.

Kavakos' Ysaye Solo Sonatas - Simply Incredible.......2000-06-10

Truly a magnificent and heroic performance of the Six Solo Sonatas by Ysaye- From the first sonata, dedicated to Szigeti through those dedicated to Thibaud,Enesco,Kreisler,Crickboom and Quiroga, this artist presents a thoughtful and highly powerful reading . The technical issues are invisible to the listener as Kavakos tells the story so artfully written by Ysaye. Especially memorable are the Fugato movement of the first,the Sarabandes of the Second and Fourth. The popular Ballade is a tribute to the performer's expertise and taste-truly superb. The last two are fiendishly difficult, and Kavakos throws them off in true prize-winning fashion. This is a MUST for anyone that enjoys violin performance at the highest level of power playing,passion,and enthusiasm. The love and interpretive respect for Ysaye is clear throughout the entire program.Kavakos is not yet a household word....and he should be!

Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27

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Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27

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ASIN: B000E8QV60
Release Date: 2006-02-28

Isaye - Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 - Kremer

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Isaye - Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 - Kremer

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EUGENE ISAYE (1858-1931). Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op.27: 1-4. Sonata No 1 in G minor 5-8. Sonata No 2 in A minor 9. Sonata No 3 in D minor 10-12. Sonata No 4 in E minor 13-14. Sonata No 5 in G major 15. Sonata No 6 in E major. GIDON KREMER, violin.

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Six Sonatas for Solo Violin Op 27
Ysaye , and Popova
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ASIN: B000009IZU
Release Date: 2006-04-25