Pablo de Sarasate - Op.1 Fantasy on Verdi’s La Forza del Destino (Score, Analysis)

La Forza del Destino. Fantaisie de Salon
Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués (1844-1908) was a Spanish violinist and composer, who is best known for his virtuosic works for violin. His music is firmly in the Romantic salonesque style, but with a distinctive Spanish flavor.
While this work is commonly known as the Op.1, the manuscript doesn’t have any opus number, and in the score from Obras Completas omitted it. It was performed in a private concert on 18 January 1864, where Sarasate and Diémer played this piece. Score is from Sarasate - Obras Completas.
(0:00) The introduction is from the beginning of the opera
(0:24) This melody is from “Non io, fu il destino” from Act 3, Scene 8.
(2:21) This melody is from “Egui è salvo! Oh gioia inmensa” from Act 3, Scene 5
(2:42) This part is varied in the forthcoming measures
(3:32) Variant
(4:29) Transition
(4:56) This melody is from “No, d’un imene il vincolo” from Act 3, Scene 8
(6:21) This is from the 10th scene chorus, “Lorchè pifferi e tamburi”
(6:36) Main melody of this section
(7:10) Minor melody
(8:16) Variant with multiple double stops
(8:47) Main melody returns, into a bright finish.
Source: English Wikipedia, Sarasate - Obras Completas (Madrid, Música Hispana, ICCMU), Original Research
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