Eugene Ysaye, Vieuxtemps - Rondino (Op. 32)

Violinist & Composer Eugène Ysaÿe was born on this day in 1858

Eugène Ysaye, Gidon Kremer - Les Six Sonates Pour Violon Seul, Op. 27

Nancy Zhou on Instagram: "A work that I’ve accompanied for so many years, this rapturous and celebratory sonata César Franck wrote for Eugène Ysaÿe is among the most beloved in the piano/violin chamber repertoire - how lucky Ysaÿe was to have this presented to him as a wedding gift ❤️ Here are some thoughts… Thank you to my friend, pianist Weicong Zhang, for joining me for this performance 🙏 Full video on YouTube soon! 🎥: Patrick Keating Jordan Hall in Boston ~ #violin #violinist #piano #cesar

Violin Archives on Instagram: "In this priceless 1978 masterclass with a young Cho-Liang Lin, Itzhak Perlman shares an anecdote from his own mentor, Josef Gingold, who was a pupil of the “King of the Violin,” Eugène Ysaÿe. The lesson was about mastering the elusive staccato. To trigger the necessary muscle reflex, Ysaÿe reportedly stood behind his student backstage and suddenly screamt “GO!”—frightening them into the crisp, involuntary tension required for a perfect flying staccato. This excerpt