Sarasate, Zapateado Op. 23 No. 2 for Violin and Piano (IMC)

Description

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) was an exception, but his own flamboyant violin playing was a potent marketing tool. His first concert tour in 1859 made him an international star at 15, and he remained a preeminent violinist for nearly half a century. Works were dedicated to him by Bruch and Saint-Saëns, and even by the staid and sober violinist/composer Joseph Joachim, who was virtually his opposite musically and temperamentally. The Zapateado, originally for solo violin with a simple piano accompaniment, is from the third of his four books of Spanish Dances, published in 1880.