Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27

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she's up there with the best...there's much of the tonal and dynamic palette that this music needs, characterising the forceful and passionate, as well as the shadowy and understated. She has... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Jun 2015
Catalogue No: CDA67993
Label: Hyperion
Length: 67 minutes

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Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in G minor, Op. 27 No. 1

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Alina Ibragimova (violin)

I. Grave: Lento assai

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II. Fugato: Molto moderato

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III. Allegretto poco scherzoso: Amabile

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IV. Finale con brio: Allegro fermo

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Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in A minor, Op. 27 No. 2

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Alina Ibragimova (violin)

I. Obsession 'Prélude': Poco vivace

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II. Malinconia: Poco lento

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III. Danse des ombres 'Sarabande': Lento

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IV. Les furies: Allegro furioso

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Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 'Ballade'

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Alina Ibragimova (violin)

Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in E minor, Op. 27 No. 4

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I. Allemanda: Lento maestoso

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II. Sarabande: Quasi lento

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III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo

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Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in G major, Op. 27 No. 5

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Alina Ibragimova (violin)

I. L'aurore: Lento assai

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II. Danse rustique: Allegro giocoso molto moderato – Moderato amabile – Tempo 1 – Poco più mosso

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Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in E major, Op. 27 No. 6

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Alina Ibragimova (violin)

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Interview, Alina Ibragimova on Ysaÿe

12th June 2015

The violinist talks about the Belgian composer's sonatas for unaccompanied violin, which she has just recorded on Hyperion.

Ysaÿe’s Sonatas for solo violin were sketched out in a fevered twenty-four hours during the summer of 1923, a response to the question of why—in over two hundred years—no one had attempted to follow the path forged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Each of these six new Sonatas is dedicated to and customized around the playing style of a contemporary violinist, and as such they present formidable challenges. Russian virtuoso Alina Ibragimova, whose earlier recording of the Bach Sonatas was revelatory, turns out performances fully worthy of this distinguished ancestry.

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August 2015

she's up there with the best...there's much of the tonal and dynamic palette that this music needs, characterising the forceful and passionate, as well as the shadowy and understated. She has a good feel for organic rubato,which never loses the underlying pulse, and can change mood and colour almost instantaneously.

July 2015

Ibragimova has made many fine recordings in recent years, but this solo Ysaye disc must count as one of her most memorable achievements...If we think of Ibragimova as a thoughtful, even scholarly player, here she proves herself adept at all the frequent showy tricks...she takes her place now as one of the most distinguished exponents of these fascinating works.

28th May 2015

Together, the sonatas form a freewheeling ride to the limits of violin technique, often recalling Bach but more often not. Alina Ibragimova is a superb advocate; nothing here sounds like a mere showpiece, and her performances brim with lyricism and wit.

19th June 2015

Nothing in the violin canon is quite like this: the ghost of Bach lurks behind each sonata, but their character is distinct: there is wry humour, grave beauty and daring impetuosity. Ibragimova transfixes throughout.

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