Born Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascuéz in Pamplona in 1844, Pablo began studying violin at the age of
five with his father, an artillery bandmaster. George Bernard Shaw once said
that though there were many composers of music for the violin, there were but
few composers of violin music. But of Sarasate's talents, both as performer and
composer, Shaw said that he "left criticism gasping miles behind
him." Indeed, Sarasate's four volumes of Spanish dances for violin and
piano have been favorites for generations. He considerably helped to popularize
the "Spanish idiom" with his music, particularly the marvelous set of
Spanish dances. In a purely violinistic sense, there is no better writing, for
he knew and exploited the best of the instrument, both tonally and technically. Lindsay Deutsch
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Pablo de Sarasate
Malagueña, Op. 21, No.1, from Three Spanish Dances Play
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Three Spanish Dances Pablo de Sarasate
Malagueña, Op. 21, No.1
Born Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascuéz in Pamplona in 1844, Pablo began studying violin at the age of five with his father, an artillery bandmaster. George Bernard Shaw once said that though there were many composers of music for the violin, there were but few composers of violin music. But of Sarasate's talents, both as performer and composer, Shaw said that he "left criticism gasping miles behind him." Indeed, Sarasate's four volumes of Spanish dances for violin and piano have been favorites for generations. He considerably helped to popularize the "Spanish idiom" with his music, particularly the marvelous set of Spanish dances. In a purely violinistic sense, there is no better writing, for he knew and exploited the best of the instrument, both tonally and technically. Lindsay Deutsch
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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
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Habañera, Op. 21, No. 2, from Three Spanish Dances
Selections from Porgy and Bess
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Suite Populaire Espagnole
Invierno Porteño
Nigun, from Baal Shem Suite
Zapateado, Op. 21, No.6, from Three Spanish Dances
Scherzo for Violin and Piano in c minor, WoO posth. 2 (from F.A.E. Sonata)
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