Following Paganini's death, numerous musicians strove to assume his position as the 'devil's violinist', but none of them were able to do so as convincingly as the Spaniard Pablo de Sarasate. His uniq...
Famous for his fiery, forceful, and passionate playing, Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) was equally renowned for the sweetness and purity of his tone and his impeccable technique. His...
The Spanish violinist and composer Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) is one of the most fascinating personalities among the 19th-century virtuosos. The child prodigy received violin lessons at the age of...
Elements of Spanish folklore dominate in Sarasate's compositions, but several prominent works also use typical melodies and dances of other countries. Alongside the 'Zigeunerweisen', the 'Introduction...
The pieces collected in LA FLAUTA ROMANTICA were written by three of the greatest Spanish instrumental virtuosi of their time: the pianists Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados as well as the violinist...
Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...
Pablo de Sarasate's 'Zigeunerweisen' (Gypsy Airs) for Violin and Orchestra was written in 1878 and premiered during the same year in Leipzig. It is based on themes of the Roma people, specifically the...
