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Eugène Ysaÿe

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)

Nationality: Belgian
Born: July 16, 1858, Liège Died: May 12, 1931, Brussels (age 72)
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Sonata in a minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Obsession

(for solo violin)
2:28 I. Prelude 'Obsession'. Poco vivace
2:40 II. Malinconia. Poco lento
4:15 III. Sarabande 'Danse Des Ombres'. Lento
3:06 IV. Les Furies. Allegro furiose
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1923 (age 64-65)
Published: 1924 (age 65-66)
Dedication: Jacques Thibaud
6 recordings, 16 videos
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2:23
Ilya Kaler
I. Prelude 'Obsession'. Poco vivace
3:15
Ilya Kaler
II. Malinconia. Poco lento
4:22
Ilya Kaler
III. Sarabande 'Danse Des Ombres'. Lento
2:52
Ilya Kaler
IV. Les Furies. Allegro furiose
12:21
Rudolf Werthen
2:42
Paolo Ghidoni
I. Prelude 'Obsession'. Poco vivace
2:24
Paolo Ghidoni
II. Malinconia. Poco lento
4:42
Paolo Ghidoni
III. Sarabande 'Danse Des Ombres'. Lento
3:21
Paolo Ghidoni
IV. Les Furies. Allegro furiose
2:35
Oscar Shumsky
I. Prelude 'Obsession'. Poco vivace
2:12
Oscar Shumsky
II. Malinconia. Poco lento
4:07
Oscar Shumsky
III. Sarabande 'Danse Des Ombres'. Lento
2:58
Oscar Shumsky
IV. Les Furies. Allegro furiose
3:30
Trotovsek
IV. Les Furies. Allegro furiose
3:20
Madoyev
III. Sarabande 'Danse Des Ombres'. Lento
2:46
Madoyev
IV. Les Furies. Allegro furiose

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Ernest Bloch
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Student
Nationality: Swiss | American
Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)
Charles Loeffler
Charles Loeffler (1861-1935)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality: German | American
Born: January 30, 1861, Schöneberg Died: May 19, 1935, Medfield, MA (age 74)
Théo Ysaÿe
Théo Ysaÿe (1865-1918)
brother
Nationality: Belgian
Born: March 2, 1865, Verviers Died: 1918, Nice (age 52 or 53)

glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • dance, danse [F], danza [I,sp], Tanz [G], Ballo [I]—dance; dancing
  • furioso [I], con furia, furio—wild, passionate, fierce, vehement
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • melancolia, con melancolia, Maliconia, con maliconia, maliconico, melancolique [F]—melancholy, gloomy
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
  • prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
  • sarabande, saraband, sarabanda—A Spanish Renaissance / Baroque dance in triple meter. In France and Germany, it tended to be slow and stately.
  • solo—a piece or section of a piece featuring a single instrumental part. Often, this implies one instrument alone but may indicate a soloist with accompaniment (e.g. continuo) especially in a section within a larger work for ensemble
  • sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro