Théo Ysaÿe (1865-1918) : Concerto pour piano et orchestre (1907) **MUST HEAR**

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Théo Ysaÿe (1865-1918) (Belgique) Concerto pour piano et orchestre en mi bémol majeur (1907) **MUST HEAR** Pianist : Francis Duquennois Dir : René Defossez

1- Introduction : Assez modéré et largement (11.46)

2- Scherzo : Animé, pas trop vite (6.47)

3- Andante : Lentement, pas trop (6.02)

4- Finale : Très animé (6.22)

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Eugène Ysaÿe

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Eugène Ysaÿe (French: [øʒ�›n iza.i]; 16 July 1858 – 12 May 1931) was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar".

Legend of the Ysaÿe violin[edit]

Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe came from a background of "artisans", though a large part of his family played instruments. As violinist Arnold Steinhardt recounts, a legend was passed down through the Ysaÿe family about the first violin brought to the lineage:

It was told of a boy whom some woodcutters found in the forest and brought to the village. The boy grew up to be a blacksmith. Once, at a village festival, he astonished everyone by playing the viol beautifully. From then on the villagers took pleasure in dancing and singing to the strains of his viol. One day an illustrious stranger stopped in front of the smithy to have his horse shod. The count's servant saw the viol inside and told the young smith that he had heard a new Italian instrument played by some minstrels at the count's court. That instrument, called the violin, was much better than the viol – its tone was like the human voice and could express every feeling and passion. From that moment the young man no longer took pleasure in his viol. Day and night he was thinking of that wonderful new instrument that could express joy and sorrow and whose tones went straight to the human heart. Then he had a dream: he saw before him a young woman of indescribable beauty, not unlike his own love, Bienthline. She came to him and kissed his brow. The young man awoke and looked at the wall his broken and neglected viol used to hang on and could barely believe his eyes: there, instead of the viol, was a new instrument of beautiful proportions. He put it against his shoulder and drew the bow over the strings, producing sounds that were truly divine. The violin sang in a heartwarming tone: it rejoiced and wept for happiness – and so did the musician. Thus, goes the legend, came the first violin to the Ardennes and to the Ysaÿe family.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ysa%C3%BFe

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I cannot listen to FM radio anymore, except for classical or Christian music. Even the "classic rock" stations are poison. I am on the verge of just listening to Pandora in the car, because I cannot bear the inane commercials and garbage that comes out of the radio.

Incredible piano on this piece.

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Beautiful, thanks!

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