Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués (March 10, 1844 - September 28, 1908, pronounced Sah-ra-SAH-teh), was a Spanish violin virtuoso and composer of the Romantic period. Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Spain, the son of an artillery bandmaster. He began studying the violin with his father at the age of five and later took lessons from a local teacher but his musical talent became evident early on and he appeared in his first public concert in La Coruña at the age of eight. His performance was well-received, and caught the attention of a wealthy patron who provided the Read Full BioPablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués (March 10, 1844 - September 28, 1908, pronounced Sah-ra-SAH-teh), was a Spanish violin virtuoso and composer of the Romantic period.
Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Spain, the son of an artillery bandmaster. He began studying the violin with his father at the age of five and later took lessons from a local teacher but his musical talent became evident early on and he appeared in his first public concert in La Coruña at the age of eight. His performance was well-received, and caught the attention of a wealthy patron who provided the funding for Sarasate to study under Manuel Rodríguez Saez in Madrid where he gained the favor of Queen Isabel II. Later, as his abilities developed, he was sent to study under Delfín Alard at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of twelve. There, at seventeen, Sarasate entered a competition for the coveted Premier Prix and won his first prize, the Conservatoire's highest honor.
Sarasate made his debut as a concert violinist in 1860, and played in London the following year. Over the course of his career, he toured many parts of the world, performing in Europe, North America, and South America. His artistic pre-eminence was due principally to the purity of his tone, which was free from any tendency towards the sentimental or rhapsodic, and to that impressive facility of execution that made him a virtuoso. In his early career, Sarasate performed mainly opera fantasies (most notably the Carmen Fantasy) and various other pieces that he had composed. The popularity of Sarasate's Spanish flavor in his compositions is reflected in the work of his contemporaries. For example, the influences of Spanish music can be heard in such notable works as Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole (dedicated to Sarasate), Bizet's Carmen, and Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (also dedicated).
The playwright Bernard Shaw once declared that though there were many composers of music for the violin, there were but few composers of violin music. Of Sarasate's talents as performer and composer, Shaw said that he "left criticism gasping miles behind him." Sarasate's own compositions are mainly flashy show-pieces designed to demonstrate his exemplary technique. Perhaps the best known of his works is Zigeunerweisen (1878), a work for violin and orchestra. Another piece, the Carmen Fantasy (1883), also for violin and orchestra, makes use of themes from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. Probably his most performed encores are his two books of Spanish dances, brief pieces designed to please the listener's ear and show off the performer's talent. He also made arrangements of a number of other composers' work for violin, and composed sets of variations on "potpourris" drawn from operas familiar to his audiences, such as his Fantasia on La Forza del Destino (his Opus 1), his "Souvenirs of Faust", or his variations on themes from Die Zauberflöte. In 1904 he made a small number of recordings.
Sarasate died in Biarritz, France on September 20, 1908 from chronic bronchitis. He bequeathed his 1724 Stradivarius, dubbed "The Sarasate" in his memory, to the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música of Madrid. The Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition is held in Madrid.
A number of works for violin were dedicated to Sarasate, including Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2, Édouard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, Camille Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 and his Introduction and Rondo capriccioso " Spanish Dances ", and Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy.
Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Spain, the son of an artillery bandmaster. He began studying the violin with his father at the age of five and later took lessons from a local teacher but his musical talent became evident early on and he appeared in his first public concert in La Coruña at the age of eight. His performance was well-received, and caught the attention of a wealthy patron who provided the funding for Sarasate to study under Manuel Rodríguez Saez in Madrid where he gained the favor of Queen Isabel II. Later, as his abilities developed, he was sent to study under Delfín Alard at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of twelve. There, at seventeen, Sarasate entered a competition for the coveted Premier Prix and won his first prize, the Conservatoire's highest honor.
Sarasate made his debut as a concert violinist in 1860, and played in London the following year. Over the course of his career, he toured many parts of the world, performing in Europe, North America, and South America. His artistic pre-eminence was due principally to the purity of his tone, which was free from any tendency towards the sentimental or rhapsodic, and to that impressive facility of execution that made him a virtuoso. In his early career, Sarasate performed mainly opera fantasies (most notably the Carmen Fantasy) and various other pieces that he had composed. The popularity of Sarasate's Spanish flavor in his compositions is reflected in the work of his contemporaries. For example, the influences of Spanish music can be heard in such notable works as Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole (dedicated to Sarasate), Bizet's Carmen, and Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (also dedicated).
The playwright Bernard Shaw once declared that though there were many composers of music for the violin, there were but few composers of violin music. Of Sarasate's talents as performer and composer, Shaw said that he "left criticism gasping miles behind him." Sarasate's own compositions are mainly flashy show-pieces designed to demonstrate his exemplary technique. Perhaps the best known of his works is Zigeunerweisen (1878), a work for violin and orchestra. Another piece, the Carmen Fantasy (1883), also for violin and orchestra, makes use of themes from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. Probably his most performed encores are his two books of Spanish dances, brief pieces designed to please the listener's ear and show off the performer's talent. He also made arrangements of a number of other composers' work for violin, and composed sets of variations on "potpourris" drawn from operas familiar to his audiences, such as his Fantasia on La Forza del Destino (his Opus 1), his "Souvenirs of Faust", or his variations on themes from Die Zauberflöte. In 1904 he made a small number of recordings.
Sarasate died in Biarritz, France on September 20, 1908 from chronic bronchitis. He bequeathed his 1724 Stradivarius, dubbed "The Sarasate" in his memory, to the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música of Madrid. The Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition is held in Madrid.
A number of works for violin were dedicated to Sarasate, including Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2, Édouard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, Camille Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 and his Introduction and Rondo capriccioso " Spanish Dances ", and Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy.
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Habanera
Pablo de Sarasate Lyrics
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Brigitte L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser E…
Car-Men Liebe ist wie ein wilder Vogel Wer den will zдhmen Hat es…
Carmen Monarcha L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
Charlotte Church From "carmen" Quand je vous aimerai? Ma foi, je ne sais pas…
Craig.Owen This is Havana The night before the revolution Carlos Rome…
Era Remix of 'Habanera' aria from Bizet's "Carmen."…
Filippa Giordano L'amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
Georges Bizet L’amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, …
Gianmaria Testa Quante vite hai? te ne ho trovata una che non…
Joan Manuel Serrat Es preciso ponernos brevemente de acuerdo aquí el buitre es…
Kate Nash Da-da da dow Da-da da dow Da-da da da da dow Da-da da…
Maria Callas Quand je vous aimerai? Ma foi, je ne sais pas, Peut-être j…
Mouskouri Nana L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
Naoko Terai そよ風は甘く ささやいて そっと胸に 秘めた恋に 火をつけるの いくら おさえても 燃える 赤い炎 狂おしく 燃えて燃…
Opera Divas L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, E…
Paul Schwartz feat. Mario Grigorov L'amour est enfant de Bohème, il n'a jamais, jamais connu…
Scooter L'amour est un oiseau rebelle quenul ne peut apprivoiser, Et…
Xabier Lete Berriro itzuliko balitz iragan denbora arrotza berdin kontsu…
Yvette Giraud Une danse brûlant de langueur Habanera La musique effeuillan…
Željko Joksimović Ti,sto imas kuda a ja nemam Ti,otrovno vino ali zena Moja …
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@Jose María Reguera
Vaya...todos quieren su trocito de gloria.
Dices que sale de España, llega a Latinoamérica mezcla de allí, y regresa a España modificada, ¿no ?
Una pregunta, ¿ cuál es el origen de la música latinoamericana?
España.
Es decir, que, en todo caso:
Sale de España, en América se mezcla con música de origen español y regresa a casa.
En tu primer comentario dijiste rotundamente: ¡es cubana!
Bien, el compositor es español.
La música es española.
FIN
Leon Hoffmeister
I have listened to this piece when I was a kid, and it took me half a decade to find its name
Маргарита Леонова
Похожая история. У моих родителей часто играл виниловый диск с записью этого произведения. Я не помнила названия и даже автора. В памяти остались искромётные обрывки музыки. Прошло много-много лет и слушая Сарасате, я услышала мелодию из детства )))
Eiriniviolin
Thank you!!:)
SomeAnimeOtaku
Thanks a lot for uploading this! And a cool picture too :P
cactus24flower
So so wonderful!
65attila
Not bad ----- merely MAGNIFICENT.
Joy Lin
I love it.
Camille Bouchard
Wonderful ! I love ++++
Daniel López
EXTRAHORDINARIA VERSIÒN...!!!
Lucía Martín
Where can I get this partiture? Someone could send me this, please?