Ysaÿe Sonata #5 “L’Aurore” Mvt 1
Violinist Sirena Huang plays the first movement of Ysaÿe Sonata #5, “L’Aurore.”
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Orion Weiss: Copland Sentimental Melody
Orion Weiss is beguiling in Copland’s seldom-heard Sentimental Melody. Though subtitled Blues No. 1, Slow Dance, the piece is not…
Claude Debussy: L’isle joyeuse
Watch Adam Neiman’s masterful interpretation of L’isle joyeuse, Claude Debussy’s exotic depiction of an enchanted island, recorded at Guarneri Hall.
Ysaÿe’s Obsession Mvt 4
Violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua plays Les Furies, from Ysaye’s Obsession (Sonata #2), featuring the Medieval Dies Irae or “Day of Wrath.” A film by videographer Mike Grittani with Audio…
Ysaÿe’s Obsession Mvt 3
Violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua plays the third movement, Danse des ombres – Sarabande, of Ysaye’s Obsession (Sonata #2). Film by videographer Mike…
Ysaÿe’s Obsession Mvt 2
Violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua plays the second movement, Malinconia, of Ysaye’s Obsession (Sonata #2), featuring the Medieval Dies Irae or “Day of…
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