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Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Nationality:
Belgian
Born: July 16, 1858, Liège Died: May 12, 1931, Brussels (age 72)
Sonata in e minor, Op. 27, No. 4
(for solo violin)
| 5:45 | I. | Allemande. Lento maestoso | |
| 3:12 | II. | Sarabande. Quasi lento | |
| 3:22 | III. | Finale. Presto ma non troppo |
Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1923 (age 64-65)
Published:
1924 (age 65-66)
Dedication: Fritz Kreisler
5 recordings,
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5:56
Ilya Kaler
I.
Allemande. Lento maestoso
3:28
Ilya Kaler
II.
Sarabande. Quasi lento
3:23
Ilya Kaler
III.
Finale. Presto ma non troppo
10:56
Rudolf Werthen
5:14
Paolo Ghidoni
I.
Allemande. Lento maestoso
3:23
Paolo Ghidoni
II.
Sarabande. Quasi lento
3:29
Paolo Ghidoni
III.
Finale. Presto ma non troppo
5:07
Oscar Shumsky
I.
Allemande. Lento maestoso
2:43
Oscar Shumsky
II.
Sarabande. Quasi lento
3:20
Oscar Shumsky
III.
Finale. Presto ma non troppo
10:26
Madoyev
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glossary
- allemande, allemanda, allemand, almain, almaine, alman—In the Renaissance/Baroque eras, a moderately slow, serious dance usually in duple meter and binary form. Often the first movement of suite. From the French word for "German." Later usage (e.g. Haydn, etc.) might suggest more generally "in a German style", e.g. a folk dance, perhaps even lively and in a triple meter like a Ländler.
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- ma—but, however
- maestoso—With dignity and nobility; majestic
- 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
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- 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.
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much