01. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 I. Preludio
02. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1 I. Grave. Lento assai
03. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1 II. Fugato. Molto moderato
04. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1 III. Allegretto poco scherzoso. Amabile
05. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 27 No. 1 IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo
06. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 III. Gavotte en rondeau
07. Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 I. Prelude “Obsession”. Poco vivace
08. Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 II. Malinconia. Poco Lento
09. Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 III. Sarabande. Lento “Danse des ombres”
10. Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 IV. Les furies. Allegro furioso
11. Impressions d’enfance, Op. 28 No. 1, Ménétrier
12. Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3 “Ballade”
13. Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6
14. Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4 I. Allemanda. Lento maestoso
15. Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4 II. Sarabande. Quasi lento
16. Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 27 No. 4 III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
17. Cello Sonata, Op. 28 II. Poco allegretto e grazioso
18. Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5 I. L’Aurore. Lento assai
19. Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5 II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato
20. Violin Sonata in G Minor “The Devil’s Trill” Cadenza (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin)
21. Violin Sonata in E Major, Op. 27 No. 6
As one of the greatest violin virtuosos, Eugene Ysa?e inspired the world.
He was also a compassionate chamber musician, great teacher and fascinating conductor. It was after his return to Belgium in July 1923, when, at the age of 65 Ysa?e wrote his best-known work the Six Sonatas for violin solo Op.27, each of them dedicated to a European violinist.
Like the Solo sonatas and Partitas of Bach and like the 24 Capricci of Paganini, Ysa?e’s sonatas demonstrate not only astonishing technical innovations, but are also a powerful poetic expression of his time. On his new CD Sergey Malov combines Ysa?e’s violin sonatas with works by Bach and those European violinists, to whom these sonatas are dedicated.