'Carmen' is one of the most popular and most frequently performed operas across ...(+)
'Carmen' is one of the most popular and most frequently performed operas across the globe. Its world premiere was a flop. Nevertheless the opera very quickly gained acceptance at all major theatres bringing in its wake countless arrangements of some particularly beautiful music numbers among them the Carmen Fantasia for violin and orchestra by the Spanish violin virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate.It was in all probability Bizet's close friend and fellow student Ernest Guiraud who brought 12 numbers of the opera together to form two orchestral suites. The missing singing voices were replaced by instruments as was common practice in such cases. In addition to the two pocketscores full score and orchestral parts are available as hire material.
Violin/Piano reduction of this work for Violin and Orchestra composed in 1874. T...(+)
Violin/Piano reduction of this work for Violin and Orchestra composed in 1874. The Spanish quality of the work is homage to Pablo De Sarasate who premiered the work in 1875.
Critical Urtext Edition-The Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Or...(+)
Critical Urtext Edition-The Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra was originally intended to be the rousing Finale to Saint-Saëns' first violin concerto op.20. Saint-Saëns' favorite violinist Pablo de Sarasate gave the first performance in 1867 in Paris with the Composer conducting. In 1869 Saint-Saëns entrusted his younger colleague Georges Bizet to create a reduction of the orchestra score for Violin and Piano. The composer's autograph score and the first edition of the work were the primary source material for this publication.
The Symphonie Espagnole For Violin And Orchestra perhaps Lalo’s best-known...(+)
The Symphonie Espagnole For Violin And Orchestra perhaps Lalo’s best-known composition is found in the repertoire of violinists everywhere. The première on 7 February 1875 was greeted by storms ofapplause from the Parisian audience and marked Lalo’s breakthrough. He wrote the work for his friend Pablo de Sarasate who played it at his concerts and quickly made it known throughout Europe. This edition is the firstto make use of Lalo’s autograph manuscripts.
