Canon
Where to start with Ysaÿe
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
ChamberViolin Sonata no. 3
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OrchestralPoème élégiaque, for violin and orchestra in D minor, op. 12
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Chamber6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27
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OrchestralBerceuse in F minor, for voilin and orchestra, op. 20
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ChamberCello Sonata, op. 40
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OrchestralChant d'Hiver in B minor, for violin and orchestra, op. 15
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ChamberHarmonies du soir, op. 31
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OrchestralLes Neiges d'antan, for violin and orchestra, op. 23
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ChamberMazurka no. 3, op. 11
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OrchestralPoem no. 2, for violin and orchestra, op. 13, "Au Rouet"
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OrchestralPoème de l'amitié for two violins and orchestra, op. 26
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ChamberRève d'enfant, for violin and piano, op. 14
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ChamberSonata for 2 Violins, op. posth
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ChamberSonata for Cello Solo, op. 28
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ChamberString Trio, "Le Chimay"
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Ysaÿe's catalogueMost Popular
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6 Sonatas for Solo Violin Op. 27
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Poème élégiaque for violin and piano
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Berceuse Op. 20
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Caprice d\’après l’étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns
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Violin Concerto in E minor
Most Acclaimed
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6 Sonatas for Solo Violin Op. 27 (complete)each dedicated to a different contemporary violinist
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Violin Concerto in E minor
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Poème élégiaque
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Chant d\’hiver
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Divertimento for violin and orchestra
Most Weird
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Sonata No. 2 in A minoropens with the Dies Irae — written after hearing Szigeti play the Bach Chaconne; a meditation on mortality disguised as a tribute to a colleague
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Sonata No. 4 in E minordedicated to Fritz Kreisler — it sounds like Kreisler but pushed further
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Sonata No. 3 ”Ballade”dedicated to George Enescu — Ysaÿe asked him to perform it at the premiere and he refused it was too difficult
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Sonata No. 6 in E majordedicated to Manuel Quiroga — the most rhythmically exuberant of the six
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Poème nocturne for violin and orchestralate work — atmospheric; he performed it blind due to diabetes
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 17
- Chamber
- ● Violin Sonata no. 3
- 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27
- Cello Sonata, op. 40
- Harmonies du soir, op. 31
- Mazurka no. 3, op. 11
- Rève d'enfant, for violin and piano, op. 14
- Sonata for 2 Violins, op. posth
- Sonata for Cello Solo, op. 28
- String Trio, "Le Chimay"
- Variations on Paganini's 'Caprice no. 24', for solo violin
- Violin Sonata in F minor, "Au tombeau d'après la sonate de Pietro Antonio Locatelli"
- Orchestral
- Poème élégiaque, for violin and orchestra in D minor, op. 12
- Berceuse in F minor, for voilin and orchestra, op. 20
- Chant d'Hiver in B minor, for violin and orchestra, op. 15
- Les Neiges d'antan, for violin and orchestra, op. 23
- Poem no. 2, for violin and orchestra, op. 13, "Au Rouet"
- Poème de l'amitié for two violins and orchestra, op. 26