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{{Short description|1881 fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate}}
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The '''''Carmen Fantasy''''', [[Opus number|Op.]] 25, by [[Pablo de Sarasate]] is a [[violin]] [[Fantasia (music)|fantasy]] on themes from the [[opera]] ''[[Carmen]]'' by [[Georges Bizet]]. A version with piano accompaniment was published in 1882.<ref>{{Cite journal|publisher=[[Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag]]|location=Leipzig|year=1882|journal=Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht|url=http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-buch?apm=0&aid=1000001&bd=0001882&teil=0203&seite=00000344&zoom=6|title=Musik für Pianoforte mit Begleitung|page=344|language=de}}</ref>
| name = ''Carmen Fantasy''
| type = [[Fantasia (music)|Fantasy]]
| composer = [[Pablo de Sarasate]]
| image = Paczka Portrait of Pablo de Sarasate 1877.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| alt =
| caption = Sarasate portrayed in 1877
| opus = 25
| movements = 5
| scoring = Violin and piano or orchestra
| composed = {{Start date|1881}}
}}
The '''''Carmen Fantasy''''', [[Opus number|Op.]] 25, by [[Pablo de Sarasate]] is a [[Fantasia (music)|fantasy]] on themes from [[Georges Bizet|Bizet's]] ''[[Carmen]]'' for violin and piano or orchestra, composed in 1881.<ref name="Henle" /> A version with piano accompaniment was published in 1882.<ref name="Hofmeister" /><ref name="Kammermusikführer" /> It was dedicated to [[Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.|Joseph Hellmesberger]].<ref name="imslp" />


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The piece contains an adaptation of the Aragonaise, [[Habanera (aria)|Habanera]], an interlude, [[Seguidilla]], and the Gypsy Dance. Sarasate chose specifically the music with a Spanish character.<ref name="Henle" /> A performance takes approximately 12 minutes.<ref name="imslp" />
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The ''Carmen Fantasy'' is one of Sarasate's most well known works and is often performed in violin competitions. Because of its delicate techniques and [[Wikt:sanguineous|sanguineous]] passion inspired by the opera, it is considered to be one of the most challenging and technically demanding pieces for the violin.


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The ''Carmen Fantasy'' is one of Sarasate's best-known works<ref name="Henle" /> and is often performed in violin competitions. Because of its delicate techniques and [[Wikt:sanguineous|sanguineous]] passion inspired by the opera, it is considered to be one of the most challenging and technically demanding pieces for the violin.
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The piece contains an adaptation of the Aragonaise, [[Habanera (aria)|Habanera]], an interlude, [[Seguidilla]], and the Gypsy Dance. A performance takes approximately 12 minutes.


==Movements==
== Movements ==
The work consists of five [[Movement (music)|movements]].
The work consists of five [[Movement (music)|movements]].
{{Ordered list|type=upper-roman
{{Ordered list|type=upper-roman
| ''[[Allegro (music)|Allegro]] [[Tempo|moderato]]''
| ''[[Allegro (music)|Allegro]] [[Tempo|moderato]]''
: After a short introduction by the orchestra, the violin plays material from the [[Aragonaise]], the ''[[entr'acte]]'' to act 4. Techniques include [[glissando]], [[Harmonic#Harmonics_on_stringed_instruments|flageolet]] and [[pizzicato]].
: After a short introduction by the orchestra, the violin plays material from the [[Aragonaise]], the ''[[entr'acte]]'' to act 4. Techniques include [[glissando]], [[Harmonic#On stringed instruments|flageolet]] and [[pizzicato]].
| ''Moderato''
| ''Moderato''
: This movement uses material, extensively [[Ornament (music)|ornamented]], from the Habanera from act 1 ("{{Lang|fr|[[Habanera (aria)|L'amour est un oiseau rebelle]]}}").
: This movement uses material, extensively [[Ornament (music)|ornamented]], from the Habanera from act 1 ("{{Lang|fr|[[Habanera (aria)|L'amour est un oiseau rebelle]]}}").
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==Orchestration==
== Orchestration ==
The work is [[Orchestration|scored]] for [[piccolo]] and 2 [[Western concert flute|flute]]s, 2 [[oboe]]s, 2 [[clarinet]]s, 2 [[bassoon]]s, 4 [[French horn|horn]]s, 2 [[trumpet]]s, 3 [[trombone]]s, [[timpani]], [[tambourine]], [[harp]] and [[string section|strings]]. There is also an adaptation of the ''Carmen Fantasy'' with piano accompaniment.
The orchestral version is [[Orchestration|scored]] for [[piccolo]] and 2 [[Western concert flute|flute]]s, 2 [[oboe]]s, 2 [[clarinet]]s, 2 [[bassoon]]s, 4 [[French horn|horn]]s, 2 [[trumpet]]s, 3 [[trombone]]s, [[timpani]], [[tambourine]], [[harp]] and [[string section|strings]]. There is also an adaptation of the ''Carmen Fantasy'' with piano accompaniment.<ref name="imslp" />


== Selected recordings ==
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==References==
* [[Augustin Hadelich]]: ''Recuerdos'' - with the [[WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne]], conducted by [[Cristian Măcelaru]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Discography |url=https://augustinhadelich.com/en/discography |website=Augustin Hadelich Violinist |publisher=Pilvax |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref>
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* [[Hilary Hahn]]: ''Eclipse'' - with the [[Frankfurt Radio Symphony]], conducted by [[Andrés Orozco-Estrada]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deutsche Grammophon |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Deutsche Grammophon {{!}} ECLIPSE Hilary Hahn |url=https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/eclipse-hilary-hahn-12761 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924003009/https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/eclipse-hilary-hahn-12761 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=Deutsche Grammophon {{!}} ECLIPSE Hilary Hahn}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* ''[[Carmen Fantasie (Waxman)|Carmen Fantasie]]'' by German-American film composer [[Franz Waxman]]
* [[Carmen Fantasie (Waxman)]]
* [[Carmen Variations (Horowitz)]]

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== References ==
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{{reflist
| refs =

<ref name="Henle">{{cite web
| publisher = [[G. Henle Verlag|Henle]]
| date = 2023
| url = https://www.henle.de/de/detail/?Titel=Carmen-Fantasie+op.+25+f%C3%BCr+Violine+und+Klavier_1244
| title = Pablo de Sarasate / ''Carmen-Fantasie'' op. 25 für Violine und Klavier
| language = de
}}</ref>

<ref name="Hofmeister">{{Cite journal
| publisher = [[Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag]]
| location = Leipzig
| date = 1882
| journal = Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht
| url = http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-buch?apm=0&aid=1000001&bd=0001882&teil=0203&seite=00000344&zoom=6
| title = Musik für Pianoforte mit Begleitung
| trans-title = Music for pianoforte with accompaniment
| page = 344
| language = de
}}</ref>

<ref name="imslp">{{IMSLP
| work = Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op.25 (Sarasate, Pablo de)
| cname = ''Carmen Concert Fantasy'', Op. 25 (Sarasate)
}}</ref>

<ref name="Kammermusikführer">{{cite web
| website = kammermusikfuehrer.de
| date = 2004
| url = https://www.kammermusikfuehrer.de/werke/1537
| title = Pablo de Sarasate / ''Carmen-Fantasie'', op. 25
| language = de
}}</ref>

}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMSLP|work=Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op.25 (Sarasate, Pablo de)|cname=''Carmen Fantasy''}}
*{{IMSLP|work=Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op.25 (Sarasate, Pablo de)|cname=''Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op.25''}}
* {{YouTube|JeprS_xlMvc|Violin and orchestra}}, [[Sarah Chang]], [[Berlin Philharmonic]] conducted by [[Plácido Domingo]], 2007
* {{YouTube|pciiktivACc|Violin and piano}}, Hyun Jae Lim (violin), Yoni Levyatov (piano), [[Curtis Institute of Music]], 2018


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[[Category:1880s in Spanish music]]
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[[Category:Arrangements of opera excerpts]]
[[Category:Compositions for violin and piano]]

Latest revision as of 07:30, 15 August 2024

Carmen Fantasy
Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate
Sarasate portrayed in 1877
Opus25
Composed1881 (1881)
Movements5
ScoringViolin and piano or orchestra

The Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25, by Pablo de Sarasate is a fantasy on themes from Bizet's Carmen for violin and piano or orchestra, composed in 1881.[1] A version with piano accompaniment was published in 1882.[2][3] It was dedicated to Joseph Hellmesberger.[4]

The piece contains an adaptation of the Aragonaise, Habanera, an interlude, Seguidilla, and the Gypsy Dance. Sarasate chose specifically the music with a Spanish character.[1] A performance takes approximately 12 minutes.[4]

The Carmen Fantasy is one of Sarasate's best-known works[1] and is often performed in violin competitions. Because of its delicate techniques and sanguineous passion inspired by the opera, it is considered to be one of the most challenging and technically demanding pieces for the violin.

Movements

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The work consists of five movements.

  1. Allegro moderato
    After a short introduction by the orchestra, the violin plays material from the Aragonaise, the entr'acte to act 4. Techniques include glissando, flageolet and pizzicato.
  2. Moderato
    This movement uses material, extensively ornamented, from the Habanera from act 1 ("L'amour est un oiseau rebelle").
  3. Lento assai
    Carmen's mocking treatment of Zuniga in act 1 ("Tra la la ... Coupe-moi, brûle-moi") is the theme for this movement; it ends in a flageolet.
  4. Allegro moderato
    The Seguidilla from act 1 ("Près des remparts de Séville") is here with ornaments including pizzicato, trill, glissando.
  5. Moderato
    This movement is based on the scene at the beginning of act 2 where Carmen and her friends Frasquita and Mercédès are entertaining Zuniga and other officers ("Les tringles des sistres tintaient"). The most technically difficult movement of the five, it employs rapid, moving thirds; fast arpeggios which span the range of the instrument; and a final virtuoso tempo acceleration.

Orchestration

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The orchestral version is scored for piccolo and 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, tambourine, harp and strings. There is also an adaptation of the Carmen Fantasy with piano accompaniment.[4]

Selected recordings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pablo de Sarasate / Carmen-Fantasie op. 25 für Violine und Klavier" (in German). Henle. 2023.
  2. ^ "Musik für Pianoforte mit Begleitung" [Music for pianoforte with accompaniment]. Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht (in German). Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag: 344. 1882.
  3. ^ "Pablo de Sarasate / Carmen-Fantasie, op. 25". kammermusikfuehrer.de (in German). 2004.
  4. ^ a b c Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25 (Sarasate): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  5. ^ "Discography". Augustin Hadelich Violinist. Pilvax. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ Deutsche Grammophon (October 7, 2022). "Deutsche Grammophon | ECLIPSE Hilary Hahn". Deutsche Grammophon | ECLIPSE Hilary Hahn. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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