In the history of music, Eugène Ysaÿe is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Eugène Ysaÿe as Belgian violinist, composer and conductor.
Eugène Ysaÿe was born at Liège in 1858. His recorded nationality is Belgium. He trained at Royal Conservatory of Liège and Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as composer, conductor and violinist.
The instruments recorded are violin.
He performed with Quatuor Ysaÿe.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
Recognition followed: Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (1901), Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold, Knight of the Order of the Crown and Commander of the Legion of Honour (1929).
That the work came out of Belgium shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Eugène Ysaÿe died in 1931, aged 73. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal — 1901
- Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
- Knight of the Order of the Crown
- Commander of the Legion of Honour — 1929
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Nile
- Instruments: violin
