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French composer Georges Bizet died on 3 June 1875, exactly three months after the premiere of his most famous work, Carmen. Here's Anne-Sophie Mutter performing Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy in 2012, with the Tanglewood Youth Orchestra under conductor Andris Nelsons.

Read more about Bizet and Sarasate in the February 2013 issue, where we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Introduction and rondo capriccioso, written by the former and premiered by the latter.