The Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25, by Pablo de Sarasate is a violin fantasy on themes from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Sarasate composed it in 1883, just as the opera was beginning to gain in popularity.
The Carmen Fantasy is one of Sarasate's best known works and is often performed in violin competitions.It is considered one of the most challenging and technically demanding pieces for the violin, even more difficult than Sarasate's other popular virtuoso work, Zigeunerweisen (‘Gypsy Airs’).
The piece contains an adaptation of the Aragonaise, Habanera, an interlude, Seguidilla, and the Gypsy Dance.Yury Revich
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Recorded on 03/06/2013, uploaded on 08/06/2013
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The Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25, by Pablo de Sarasate is a violin fantasy on themes from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Sarasate composed it in 1883, just as the opera was beginning to gain in popularity.
The Carmen Fantasy is one of Sarasate's best known works and is often performed in violin competitions. It is considered one of the most challenging and technically demanding pieces for the violin, even more difficult than Sarasate's other popular virtuoso work, Zigeunerweisen (‘Gypsy Airs’).
The piece contains an adaptation of the Aragonaise, Habanera, an interlude, Seguidilla, and the Gypsy Dance. Yury Revich
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