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Eugène Ysaÿe: String Trios

Eugène Ysaÿe: Trio for two violins and viola · "Premier Trio de Concert (en une partie)" for violin, viola and cello · 2ême Trio for violin, viola and cello

Tor Johan Bøen, violin Juliet Jopling, viola · Johannes Martens, cello Anders Nilsson, violin · Are Sandbakken, viola

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Playing time

1 - I Lento Maestoso, Allegro Moderato ma Risoluto, Lento, Allegro Moderata e Risoluto, Molto Lento, Allegro Moderato, Lento Maestoso
12:46

2 - II Allegretto Poco Lento
07:05

3 - III Allegro Con Brio, Moderato, Quasi doppio Lento, Tempo I (Ed. Tor Johan Bøen)
18:32

4 - Molto Lento, Allegro non troppo, Poco piu Lento, Allegro non troppo, Allegro fermo ma non Presto, Allegro Poco Presto, Presto
17:21

5 - Allegro assai, Lento, Adagio, Allegro vivo, Molto Lento (Ed. Tor Johan Bøen)
14:12

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Two world premiere recordings on this release with string trios by Eugène Ysaÿe; the most important performer and composer for the development of modern violin technique. These works have been rediscovered and reconstructed from manuscripts by the Norwegian violinist and musicologist Tor Johan Bøen.

The release of these "new" Ysaÿe trios - on CD and in critical editions - is a major event in the international world of music. The story behind the works, unknown for so long, is fascinating and typical of Ysaÿe.

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) the composer

The foremost performer of his time, Ysaÿe inspired composers like Franck, Debussy, Chausson and others to write some of their most important works for him. But he kept his own work as a composer much of a secret, even to the people close to him. The exception of course being the six sonatas for solo violin, who in turn are the most central works of modern violin repertoire. The newly discovered and reconstructed trios presented here reveal how Ysaÿe, with his unique style of playing, explored and developed musical language, forms, counterpoint, and polyphonic part writing. With his musical ideas and knowledge of the instrument possibilities Ysaÿe brought the genre of the string trio to a new level.

Three trios for strings - one of them premiered in Norway in 2008

The works on this CD were written in the years 1914-27, but only one of them were performed during Ysaÿe"s own lifetime. While Premier Trio de Concert (later named Le Chimay) was premiered in 1964, the 2eme Trio had to wait until the next millennium for its first performance. Never before published, it only existed in manuscript which formed the basis for the premiere in remote Ås Old Church (Norway), 28 February 2008, by Bøen, Jopling and Martens.

The restoration - searching for Ysaÿe

Tor Johan Bøen (1971) made his violin debut in 1993, after studies with Leif Jørgensen, Lars Anders Tomter, Camilla Wicks and Sergiu Luca. Bøen started his search for the fragments of these fantastic string trios as his Doctorate project at Rice University in Houston, Texas. During this enormous puzzle with manuscripts and sketches, Bøen has discovered, documented and registered how Ysaÿe until the very end made fundamental revisions and improvements of his works, even after the parts had been written out. As a direct consequence of this research, the world now has the opportunity through editions and recording to come closer to the visions Ysaÿe had for his own music.

Tor Johan Bøen Eugène Ysaÿe

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Release:

01.02.2010
EAN:

7033662012954
Catalog Number:

PSC1295
Price Category:

1CDK

Chamber Music | Strings | World premiere recording

- The Simax label has something of a coup here [MusicWeb]

“- The recordings are very good indeed - close and detailed, but with enough acoustic information to create a realistic concert atmosphere. [Dominy Clements / Musicweb]“

“- Fremførelsene er kjennetegnet av et tett spill som gir et flott klanglig bilde av de tre verkene. Det er utvilsomt et stort arbeid å få frem verkene til en innspillingsstand som oppleves på denne cd-en. [6 Idar Karevold / Aftenposten]“

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