Pablo de Sarasate
Fantasy on “Don Giovanni” by Mozart op. 51
Who does not know them, the famous arias from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”, which in their contrasts show the whole gamut of human emotional states? Pablo de Sarasate wove the most popular of these melodies into his Fantasy op. 51. Composed around 1905, it numbers among his most fascinating operatic fantasies. With incomparable virtuosity, Sarasate transformed motives from Mozart’s opera into a scintillating concert piece full of elegance and wit. Demanding double stops and runs call for the highest violinistic mastery and stylistic assurance. Until now, the work has not been available in any modern edition – a regrettable gap that the present edition finally fills. The famous Henle notation makes the musical structures quickly and clearly comprehensible; additionally, the musical text itself has been carefully reviewed. The edition is therefore the ideal foundation for both study and performance.
About the Composer
Pablo de Sarasate
A violinist and composer from Spain. During his childhood he already rose to become a celebrated virtuoso whose precise playing was described as brilliant and having a beautiful tonal quality. He was the dedicatee of world-famous violin concerti including Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 44. He himself wrote works for orchestra, including fantasies on operatic themes, as well as salon and chamber music. His musical language is characterized by folk elements.
| 1844 | Born in Pamplona on March 10. His father, the director of a military band, fosters his musical education. A child prodigy, he makes his debut as a violinist at approximately eight years of age. He studies in Madrid with Manuel Rodríquez. |
| 1856 | With the support of the Spanish court he studies violin at the Paris Conservatoire under Jean-Delphin Alard and harmony with Napoléon-Henri Reber. |
| 1857 | He is awarded the Conservatoire’s first prize in violin. |
| 1858 | He wins the Conservatoire’s first prize in harmony. |
| from 1860 | Up to 200 concerts per year take him throughout Europe, Russia, the United States, and South America. His repertoire includes the violin concerti of Beethoven and Mendelssohn. He also increasingly focuses on chamber music. |
| 1908 | Dies in Biarritz on September 20. |
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