Eugиne Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27. Technical Problems and Means of Their Solution Cover Image

Шест сонати за соло цигулка оп. 27 от Йожен Изаи. Технически проблеми и начини на овладяването им
Eugиne Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27. Technical Problems and Means of Their Solution

Author(s): Nikolay Spassov
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Издателство НМА „Проф. Панчо Владигеров”
Keywords: Ysaÿe; six sonatas for violin solo; violin technique; violin polyphony

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with Eugène Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op. 27 in terms of repertoire, technical, intepretational and methodical point of view. This cycle, by itself a synthesis of Bach’s Six Sonatas and Partitas, musical and technical preferences of “portrayed” performers and Ysaÿe’s own “portrait”, reflecting performance novelties of his époque, reveals violin technique’s specific possibilities – in terms of polyphony, expressiveness, speed, brilliance, sparkling and somber sound, left-hand pizzicati, harmonics and even quarter-tones. In addition to the rich pallet of harmonic colors, Ysaÿe innovates various sound articulations and dynamics, meaning precise dynamic nuances, combined with technical aspects in the left hand. While deriving sonatas’ performance problems, methodic instructions are given, concerning their mastering and interpretation.