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  • Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Recital Hall, © Photo: Hans Roggen
    Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Recital Hall, © Photo: Hans Roggen
  • Nicola Benedetti, © Photo: Ronald Knapp
    Nicola Benedetti, © Photo: Ronald Knapp

Nicola Benedetti: Bach and Ysaÿe

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Explore the evolution of the violin with the Scottish star. Nicola Benedetti plays works by, and associated with, the great Belgian violinist, Eugène Ysaÿe.

Equally renowned for his performances of Bach as for the works of his contemporaries, Ysaÿe was inspired to create his 'Six Sonatas for solo violin', tracing the evolution of music for the instrument over time, by the work of the elder composer. Each of the sonatas was dedicated to a leading violinist of the day — here, Benedetti plays those dedicated to Georges Enescu and Mathieu Crickboom. Bach's Third Partita in E is quoted directly in Ysaÿe's second sonata, while Bach's d minor Second Partita remains, as in Ysaÿe's time, one of the most important pieces of music in existence, and a formidable challenge for any violinist.

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