Tracklisting:
Sonata No. 1 in G minor – for Joseph Szigeti
1 – Grave, Lento assai
2 – Fugato, Molto moderato
3 – Allegretto poco Scherzoso, Amabile
4 – Finale con brio, Allegro fermo
Sonata No. 2 in A minor – for Jacques Thibaud
5 – Obsession, Prélude. Poco vivace
6 – Malinconia, Poco Lento
7 – Danse des ombres, Sarabande
8 – Les Furies, Allegro furioso
Sonata No. 3 in D minor – for Georges Enescu
9 – Ballade, Lento molto sostenuto, In modo di recitativo
Sonata No 4 in E minor – for Fritz Kreisler
10 – Allemanda, Lento maestoso
11 – Sarabande, Quasi Lento
12 – Finale, Presto ma non troppo
Sonata No. 5 in G major – for Mathieu Crickboom
13 – L’ Aurore, Lento assai
14 – Danse Rustique, Allegro giocoso molto moderato
– Moderato amabile
Sonata No. 6 in E major – for Manuel Quiroga
15 – Allegro giusto non troppo vivo
– Allegretto poco scherzando
- Allegro in tempo giusto e con bravura.
On his first solo recording Henning Kraggerud, one of Scandinavia’s most sought after violinists, delivers a sensational reading of Ysaÿe six solo sonatas. These acknowledged masterpieces were dedicated to the greatest virtuosos of the composer’s day, and make great technical demands of the performer.
