Daniel Matejča - Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

“The artist's first task is to forget himself.” This statement, bold in its time, has been ascribed to Eugène Ysaÿe, referred to as the “King of the Violin”, who as a composer and performer considerably contributed to the modernisation of violin playing. In 1923, he was so deeply impressed by J. S. Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001, as performed by Joseph Szigeti, that within a few hours (!) he sketched a set of six sonatas as a counterpart to Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006. Ysaÿe dedicated each of his sonatas to a superb contemporary violinist, tailoring it to his style. Technically reaching the limits of the instrument, the pieces placed enormous requirements on the dedicatees (Szigeti, Thibaud, Enescu, Kreisler, Crickboom, Quiroga), yet they remain challenging for the violinists of today. One hundred years after Ysaÿe created the set of six sonatas, this formidable task has been undertaken by the outstanding young Czech virtuoso Daniel Matejča, the winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians competition (2022), Telemann Violin Competition (Poznan 2020) and Jugend musiziert (Halle 2019). Matejča studied with such distinguished violinists as Boris Belkin and Christian Tetzlaff, and, after collaborating to acclaim with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, has been invited to perform with other renowned orchestras. Supraphon has shifted the 100-year-old concept to the 21st century and commissioned a composition that would reflect Ysaÿe’s sonatas, as well as young violinists’ musicality and virtuosity. Jana Vöröšová’s Obsession II is both answer and challenge.

Tracklist:
01. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 I. Grave. Lento assai
02. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 II. Fugato. Molto moderato
03. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 III. Allegretto poco scherzoso. Amabile
04. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo
05. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 I. Preludium. Obsession. Poco vivace
06. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 II. Malinconia. Poco lento
07. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 III. Danse des ombres. Sarabande. Lento
08. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27 IV. Les furies. Allegro furioso
09. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 3 Ballade in D Minor, Op. 27 Lento molto sostenuto – Allegro in tempo giusto e con bravura
10. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 I. Allemande. Lento maestoso
11. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 II. Sarabande. Quasi lento
12. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
13. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27 I. L'Aurore. Lento assai
14. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27 II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato
15. Sonata for Violin Solo No. 6 in E Major, Op. 27 Allegro giusto non troppo vivo
16. Obsession II for Violin solo


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