Pablo de Sarasate was one of the greatest violinists in the golden age of 19th-century virtuosos. Georges Bizet’s Carmen is among the most popular operas ever written, though it was a failure at its premiere just months before the composer’s early death in 1875. Its instantly recognizable and irresistibly hummable tunes are tailor-made for a violinistic fantasy, and Sarasate obliged accordingly, writing this affectionate and daredevil showpiece eight years later.
The Fantasy is based on five numbers from the opera: the Entr'acte between Acts III and IV; Carmen's Habanera; the Chanson et Mélodrame for Carmen, Don José and Zuniga; the Séguidille et Duo for Carmen and Don José; and the Chanson bohème for Carmen, Frasquita and Mércedes. It is widely played in versions with piano or orchestral accompaniment. (http://www.seattlesymphony.org/symphony/buy/single/programnotes.aspx)
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Pablo de Sarasate
Carmen Fantasy Op.25 Play
Recorded on 12/05/2012, uploaded on 05/30/2013
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Pablo de Sarasate was one of the greatest violinists in the golden age of 19th-century virtuosos. Georges Bizet’s Carmen is among the most popular operas ever written, though it was a failure at its premiere just months before the composer’s early death in 1875. Its instantly recognizable and irresistibly hummable tunes are tailor-made for a violinistic fantasy, and Sarasate obliged accordingly, writing this affectionate and daredevil showpiece eight years later.
The Fantasy is based on five numbers from the opera: the Entr'acte between Acts III and IV; Carmen's Habanera; the Chanson et Mélodrame for Carmen, Don José and Zuniga; the Séguidille et Duo for Carmen and Don José; and the Chanson bohème for Carmen, Frasquita and Mércedes. It is widely played in versions with piano or orchestral accompaniment. (http://www.seattlesymphony.org/symphony/buy/single/programnotes.aspx)
More music by Pablo de Sarasate
Navarra
Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2, from Three Spanish Dances
Airs écossais, Op. 34
Habañera, Op. 21, No. 2, from Three Spanish Dances
Zigeunerweisen, Op.20 (Gypsy Airs)
Zigeunerweisen, Op.20 (Gypsy Airs)
Zapateado, Op. 21, No. 6, from Three Spanish Dances
Playera
carmen Fantasy
Malagueña, Op. 21, No.1, from Three Spanish Dances
Performances by same musician(s)
Variations on an Original Theme in A Major, Op. 15
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Op. 13
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, M. 8
Subito for Violin and Piano
Poéme, Op. 25
Sonata for Violin and Piano
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