Edition Schott
Introduction et Tarantelle. op. 43. violin and piano.

In 1899 Sarasate composed one of his most popular, non-Spanish pieces, 'Introduction & Tarantella' Op. 43, which was published in the following year, even in a version with orchestra accompaniment. The tarantella, a folk dance in 6/8 metre, comes from southern Italy and has developed from dance tunes played in Apulia for people suffering from tarantism. According to popular belief, the bite of a tarantula caused tarantism which was supposed to be cured by wild dancing.
Go and try if Sarasate's salon piece really has medicinal properties ! Besetzung : violin and piano op. 43