Author : Eugene Ysaye

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The key works in the repertoire for unaccompanied violin are now available in urtext editions from Henle. This includes Johann Sebastian Bach's sonatas and partitas, Nicolò Paganini's caprices, and Eugène Ysaÿe's op. 27 sonatas. Ysaÿe composed these challenging works with extraordinary technical demands, dedicating each one to a virtuoso violinist of his time and tailoring it to suit their specific capabilities. Thanks to newly discovered source material, the resulting "definitive text" from Henle supersedes the previously available version from the first edition in many respects.

Author : Eugene Ysaye

Tags : Henle Horizons

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Celebrated as the “King of the Violin”, Eugène Ysaÿe influenced modern violin playing like few others. A pupil of Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski, he was also a composer who combined technical brilliance with profound expression in his works. With his arrangement of the “Étude en forme de Valse” by Camille Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe accomplished the feat of transforming a piano etude into a scintillating masterpiece of violin literature. No wonder that in this form it is today much more famous than the original! This edition is based on the Parisian first edition by Durand from 1901. The optimally laid-out modern musical notation, together with the tried and tested fingerings by Tobias Feldmann, makes one eager to discover this vivacious virtuoso showpiece for oneself.

Author : Eugene Ysaye

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Eugène Ysaÿe's famous 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27 (HN 776), belong to the canonical violin repertoire. However, the violin and piano works presented in this collection also deserve recognition and a place in the libraries of students and professional violinists. The most renowned of these works, the Poème élégiaque, op. 12, is included, as are two first editions based on newly discovered manuscripts from Ysaÿe's estate. Providing valuable new insights, Ysaÿe specialist Marie Cornaz contributes a preface to the collection. Additionally, editor Ray Iwazumi, an expert on Ysaÿe as both a virtuoso performer and scholar, presents all the pieces in Urtext format for the first time. Iwazumi's experience also benefits the fingerings included in the marked parts.

Author : Eugene Ysaye

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Ysaÿe's Cello Sonata, unlike its more famous companion piece for violin solo, has remained relatively obscure. Nevertheless, it deserves special attention, as it was composed concurrently with the Violin Sonatas and shares their exceptional musical craftsmanship. Our new urtext edition, prepared by Christian Bellisario, draws on a previously overlooked autograph manuscript from a private collection, offering intriguing insights not found in the original print. This publication accompanies the release of Ysaÿe's Violin Sonatas (HN 776) and represents a brilliant addition to the repertoire for unaccompanied string instruments.