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A number of pieces were dedicated to Sarasate, including [[Henryk Wieniawski]]'s [[Violin Concerto No. 2 (Wieniawski)|Violin Concerto No. 2]], [[Édouard Lalo]]'s ''[[Symphonie espagnole]]'', [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]' ''[[Violin Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns)|Violin Concerto No. 3]]'' and ''[[Introduction and rondo capriccioso]]'' and [[Max Bruch]]'s ''[[Scottish Fantasy (Bruch)|Scottish Fantasy]]''.

Sarasate's own compositions are mainly flashy show-pieces designed to demonstrate his exemplary technique. Perhaps the best known of his works is ''[[Zigeunerweisen]]'' ([[1878]]), a work for violin and orchestra. Another piece, the ''[[Carmen Fantasy]]'' (1883), also for violin and orchestra, makes use of themes from [[Georges Bizet]]'s opera ''[[Carmen]]''. Probably his most performed encores are his two books of Spanish Dances, short little pieces designed to please the listener's ear and show off the performer's talent. He also made arrangements of a number of other composers' work for violin. In 19081904 he made a small number of recordings.

[[James Whistler]]'s ''Arrangement in Black: Pablo de Sarasate'' (1884) is a portrait of Sarasate.