Eugéne Ysaÿe - Six Sonatas for Violin Solo Op. 27 / Vilmos Szabadi, violin / Audio CD 2006 / Hungaroton Classic

HCD31476

UPC 5991813147622

MADE IN HUNGARY

TOTAL TIME: 60'53"

• Ysaÿe, Eugene (1858-1931)

Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe (French: [øʒɛn iza.i]; 16 July 1858 – 12 May 1931) was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar".

Works

• Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27
• Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 'Ballade'
• Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in E major, Op. 27 No. 6
• Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in E minor, Op. 27 No. 4
• Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in G major, Op. 27 No. 5
• Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in G minor, Op. 27 No. 1

Tracklist:

No.1 (A Joseph Szigeti) 15 '51"

1. I. Grave. Lento assai 4'12"

2. II. Fugato: Molto moderato 3'56"

3. III. Allegretto poco scherzoso: Arnabile 4'00"

4. IV. Finale con brio: Allegro fermo 2'43"

No.2 (A Jacques Thibaud) 11 '48"

5. I. Obsession: Prelude. Poco vivace 2'28"

6. II. Malinconia: Poco lento 2'01"

7. III. Danse des Ombres: Sarabande (lento) 4'08"

8. IV. Les Furies: All(egr)o Furioso 3 '11"

No.3 (A Georges Enesco)

9. Ballades : Lento molto sostenuto 7'02"

In modo di recitativo — All(egr)o in Tempo Giusto e con barvura

No.4 (A Fritz Kreisler) 10 '52

10. I. Allemanda: Lento maestoso 4'52" 1111

11. II. Sarabande: Quasi lento 2'55"

12. III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo 3'05"

No.5 (A Mathieu Crickboom) 8 '22

13. I. L'Aurore: Lento assai (Mesure tres libre) 3'22"

14. II. Danse rustique: All(egr)o giocoso molto moderato 5'00-

No.6 (A Manuel Quiroga)

15. Allegro gusto non troppo vivo — Allegretto poco scherzando — All(egr)o Tempo I° 6'57

Performed by

Vilmos Szabadi

Vilmos Szabadi, (born 1959) is a Hungarian violinist. He is the double prize winner (1999, 2002) of the prestigious MIDEM Festival in Cannes, FRANCE. “PRIMA”, HUNGAROTON, Liszt prized artist. In 2018 the Bartók-Pásztory prize was awarded him. Head of Violin Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of music, Budapest. So far 59 CDs were released by his contribution, mainly by HUNGAROTON record company. He is invited whole over the world giving master classes as Tokyo, Helsinki, Isa Austria, Singapore and USA etc. In the previous years he is steady Jury members of leading international violin competitions. Szabadi studied under Professor Ferenc Halász at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where on receiving his diploma, he became the youngest-ever member to join the teaching staff. Then he studied, after graduation, with Sándor Végh, Ruggiero Ricci and Loránt Fenyves. In 1982 he won first prize (with special mention) in the Hungarian Radio Violin Competition and the following year in the Jenő Hubay competition in Budapest. In 1985 Szabadi was awarded 3rd prize at the international Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Finland where he has since been invited to perform regularly and to give master classes.