Pablo de Sarasate belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Pablo de Sarasate as Spanish violinist and composer (1844–1908).
Pablo de Sarasate was born at Pamplona in 1844. His recorded nationality is Spain. He trained at Conservatoire de Paris.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as composer and violinist.
The instruments recorded are violin.
His work is classed as romanticism.
Among his best-known works are Zigeunerweisen and Carmen Fantasy. Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII (1907) and Order of the Dannebrog.
That the work came out of Spain shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Pablo de Sarasate died in 1908, aged 64. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII — 1907
- Order of the Dannebrog
- Notable work: Zigeunerweisen
- Notable work: Carmen Fantasy
- Instruments: violin
- Genres: Romanticism
