There are two ages between the lives and work of Johann Sebastian Bach and Eugène Ysaÿe. Two ages of difference and of similarities.
Bach emerged as a phenomenal composer, a genius, in the first half of the 18th Century. He left an enormous repertoire. Ysaÿe was to be a famous violinist in the beginning of the 20th Century. He also composed, but produced not as much as his illustrious predecessor.
Ysaÿe, violinist to the backbone, took the Sonatas and Partitas of Bach as an inspiration for his Sonatas for Violinsolo (1924). Just like Bach he put the Sonata nr. 1 in the key of g minor. Also the dividing of the Sonata in four movements – alternating between slow and fast – he derived from Bach. This composer was, as becomes perfectly clear, his big example.
Album tracks
Sonate No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonate No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga, allegro Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonate No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonate No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonate No. 1, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Grave, Lento assai Eugene Ysaÿe
Sonate No. 1, Op. 27 No. 1: II. Fugato, Molto moderato Eugene Ysaÿe
Sonate No. 1, Op. 27 No. 1: III. Allegretto poco Scherzoso, Amabile Eugene Ysaÿe
Sonate No. 1, Op. 27 No. 1: IV. Finale con brio, allegro fermo Eugene Ysaÿe
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet 1 et 2 Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bourée Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonate No. 2, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Obsession, Prélude, poco vivace Eugene Ysaÿe
Sonate No. 2, Op. 27 No. 2: II. Malinconia, Poco lento Eugene Ysaÿe
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