Bohemian Airs op. 20 for violin and piano
Pablo de Sarasate

After Paganini's death, a large number of musicians attempted to seize his title of "Devil's Fiddle", but none succeeded so convincingly as the Spanish Pablo de Sarasate. His incredible violin technique impressed his audience from his first public appearances. It is therefore not surprising that very virtuoso, tailor-made compositions were written. Composed in 1877 and taking the form of a large Hungarian czardas, the "Bohemian Airs" include all the artifices of the violinistic game "daredevil" and their execution remains a major challenge for all great violinists. For this Urtext edition, we are fortunate to have been able to call upon Ingolf Turban, one of the current violin magicians, who took care of the fingering and the bowing.