![]() In his early career, Sarasate performed mainly opera fantasies, most notably the Carmen Fantasy, and various other pieces that he had composed. His artistic pre- eminence was due principally to the purity of his tone, which was free from any tendency towards the sentimental or rhapsodic, and to that impressive facility of execution that made him a virtuoso. Over the course of his career, he toured many parts of the world, performing in Europe, North America, and South America. There, at seventeen, Sarasate entered a competition for the Premier Prix and won his first prize, the Conservatoire's highest honour. Later, as his abilities developed, he was sent to study under Jean- Delphin Alard at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of twelve. ![]() His musical talent became evident early on and he appeared in his first public concert in A Coru. He began studying the violin with his father at the age of five and later took lessons from a local teacher.
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