Eugène Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27
Hahn recorded all six sonatas in chronological order. “In playbacks, I was struck by how surprising my own playing sounded to me. The goosebumps told me I was headed in the right direction. These sonatas are truly hypnotic, and when we’d wrap for the day, I’d step into the winter air in a haze, my brain reharmonized by the tonalities that had vibrated through my jawbone: a sound bath if ever there was one.”
Track Listing:
1 Sonata No. 1 In G Minor – À Joseph Szigeti / I. Grave. Lento Assai
2 Ii. Fugato. Molto Moderato
3 Iii. Allegretto Poco Scherzoso. Amabile
4 Iv. Finale Con Brio. Allegro Fermo
5 Sonata No. 2 In A Minor – À Jacques Thibaud / I. Obsession : Prélude. Poco Vivace
6 Ii. Malinconia. Poco Lento
7 Iii. Danse Des Ombres : Sarabande. Lento
8 Iv. Les Furies. Allegro Furioso
9 Sonata No. 3 In D Minor
10 Allegro In Tempo Giusto E Con Bravura – Tempo Poco Più Vivo E Ben Marcato
11 Sonata No. 4 In E Minor – À Fritz Kreisler / I. Allemanda. Lento Maestoso
12 Ii. Sarabande. Quasi Lento
13 Iii. Finale. Presto Ma Non Troppo
14 Sonata No. 5 In G Major – À Mathieu Crickboom / I. L'aurore. Lento Assai
15 Ii. Danse Rustique. Allegro Giocoso Molto Moderato
16 Sonata No. 6 In E Major – À Manuel Quiroga / Allegro Giusto Non Troppo Vivo