Ysaÿe & Yvonne

CD album cover 'Ysaÿe & Yvonne' (GEN 16417) with Yvonne Smeulers

GEN 16417 EAN: 4260036254174

8.4.2016 Special offer
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If Bach’s solo violin sonatas are the Old Testament for violinists, Ysaÿe’s six works are certainly the New Testament. And Yvonne Smeulers, one of the Netherlands’ leading violinists, is meant to be their prophet. In the bonus video included with the CD, she speaks about Ysaÿe and her relationship with the pieces, leaving the listener with no doubt as to why she can interpret this exciting and multilayered music, touching the frontiers of modernity, with such naturalness and passion. A fascinating sound document featuring some of the repertoire’s greatest gems!

Yvonne Smeulers Violin



If Bach’s solo violin sonatas are the Old Testament for violinists, Ysaÿe’s six works are certainly the New Testament. And Yvonne Smeulers, one of the Netherlands’ leading violinists, is meant to be their prophet. In the bonus video included with the CD, she speaks about Ysaÿe and her relationship with the pieces, leaving the listener with no doubt as to why she can interpret this exciting and multilayered music, touching the frontiers of modernity, with such naturalness and passion. A fascinating sound document featuring some of the repertoire’s greatest gems!

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Tracklist

  1. Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor
    dedicated to Joseph Szigeti
  2. Eugène Ysaÿe
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor
    dedicated to Jacques Thibaud
  3. Eugène Ysaÿe
    Sonata No. 3 in D minor, "Ballade"
    dedicated to George Enescu
  4. Eugène Ysaÿe
    Sonata No. 4 in E minor
    dedicated to Fritz Kreisler
  5. Eugène Ysaÿe
    Sonata No. 5 in G major
    dedicated to Mathieu Crickboom
  6. Eugène Ysaÿe
    Sonata No. 6 in E major
    dedicated to Manuel Quiroga



If Bach’s solo violin sonatas are the Old Testament for violinists, Ysaÿe’s six works are certainly the New Testament. And Yvonne Smeulers, one of the Netherlands’ leading violinists, is meant to be their prophet. In the bonus video included with the CD, she speaks about Ysaÿe and her relationship with the pieces, leaving the listener with no doubt as to why she can interpret this exciting and multilayered music, touching the frontiers of modernity, with such naturalness and passion. A fascinating sound document featuring some of the repertoire’s greatest gems!