Informationen zu "Arr: Petru Iuga Zigeunerweisen Op.20 Double Bass & Piano"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM569
EAN: 9790570455690
ISMN: M-57045-569-0
Beschreibung
Spanish violin virtuoso and composer Pablo de Sarasate was born in Pamplona
on 10 March 1844. He performed throughout the world as a soloist and many of
his compositions are celebrated show-pieces designed to demonstrate his
flawless technique. He employed Spanish styles and idioms in many of his
works, which also influenced the music of his contemporaries, and was the
dedicatée of compositions by Wieniawski, Lalo, Saint-Saëns and Max Bruch.
Sarasate died in Biarritz (France) on 20 September 1908. Zigeunerweisen
(Gipsy Songs) Op.20 was composed in 1878 and is his most performed work.
Originally for violin and orchestra, it was premiered that year in Leipzig,
and is in one extended movement, in four clearly defined sections, making use
of popular Gipsy songs of the day and ending with a lively and vibrant
czardas. Zigeunerweisen is a virtuosic showpiece for the violin and even
more so for the double bass. Petru Iuga's transcription for double bass and
piano is a tour de force and demonstrates the solo possibilities of the
double bass in the 21st century. Zigeunerweisen is available in printed
editions for solo and orchestral tunings and also as pdf files. Please
contact doublebass@tiscali.co.uk for more details.
