Pablo de Sarasate: Caprice Basque Op.24 (1880)

Dedicated to my friend Wadrian Alefe.
Maxim Vengerov (violin) & Itamar Golan (piano).
℗ 1993 TELDEC CLASSICS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Warner Classics International

[@boedisusetyo303]

This music so beautiful, charming... feels two people are in love❤

[@yukichacha9465]

🎉🎉

[@maximilianb.8789]

actually a very good showpiece. it looks and sounds hard but is quite easy to play if you take a closer look at the sheet music. still not easy of course

[@andrewpenny4984]

I would say this is a bit easier than some other Sarasate pieces

[@ainarusky]

It's not as difficult as it looks, but the double notes are terrifying😂

[@IntegralKing]

those 3rds beg to differ

[@FranBarajasMusic]

Zortziko!

[@justamusician7846]

Me resulta raro que haga el zortziko en 3/4 a pesar de que realmente el zortziko está en 5/8

[@FranBarajasMusic]

@@justamusician7846 sí, es curioso, pero hay casos similares, por ejemplo un montón en Ravel (el primer movimiento del trío para piano...). Zortziko lovers :)

[@justamusician7846]

​@@FranBarajasMusiche visto que Sarasate usó el 5/8 en el zortziko Miramar

[@Bunnysinger]

Is there any violinist that cares enough to explain something to a pianist? Why is Vengerov not playing the double stops starting at 6:00, but only the harmonics?

[@SY-ks8tb]

Actually, I think you are mistaken. The notes at the bottom are the notes your first finger has to press hard, and the harmonics above it are the notes your fourth finger lightly touches. They look like double stops, but they aren't. Harmonics make notes sound like they are two octaves higher than where you're actually playing on the fingerboard. The note at the top (which is the harmonic) is where you place your finger, and the harmonic you play is the bottom note two (maybe three) octaves higher. I hope this was clear. Also, this is an amazing recording!

[@Bunnysinger]

@@SY-ks8tb Thank you for the explaining. That at least makes harmonics somewhat easier, I always thought only the harmonic note was written and you had to figure out the 2 finger placements yourself. Your explanation makes an incredibly difficult technique at least somewhat more clear to read.

[@SY-ks8tb]

@@Bunnysinger It's no problem at all! It is true that harmonics aren't easy to get a good sound at first. Sometimes they squeak, and it can get frustrating, but practice helps A LOT. I'm currently learning a piece that involves harmonics. Sure, it seems awfully hard, but I wouldn't say that they are insanely difficult after practicing. Oh! Something I would suggest is playing scales with harmonics. Each one kind of has a different distance, so it'll be good if you play scales to get used to them.

[@leitoxsenior2745]

buenardium

[@Alex-ph7kq]

muidraneub

[@arthursparks-topic860]

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[@Necrocidal]

yes

[@yaghoubrahimvand1527]

I wonder why every one plays this piese like 2/4? now listening to this I get two beats per measure. if first two eighth notes are the first beat so other nothes of the measure are not played at the correct timing. why?

[@kanpasolo171717]

Because we are talking about a Basque Sortziko.

[@Aiz95]

This is a basque "zortziko", it's a 5/8 divided in 1-2-2. This is the correct version, usually a bit faster.