Pablo Casals

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Casals studied at the Barcelona Municipal Music School, where he showed early technical ability in unusual bowing and fingering experiments. He later studied at the Madrid Conservatory with Bretón. Casals started his international career with a concert for Queen Victoria in 1899. His goal as a musician was to achieve truth and beauty in his art. He played with simple, complete control and was known for his beautiful tone and intellectual interpretations. In addition to touring widely, Casals founded the Ecole Normale in Paris and also the Orquesta Pau Casals in Barcelona, which he also conducted. The outbreak of civil war in Spain precipitated a threat of execution from the Franco regime and Casals's involvement in political concerns. During WWII, he gave many concerts to benefit the Red Cross and his fellow Catalan exiles. As a form of protest, he was never heard in Hitler's Germany or Mussolini's Italy. He began a self-imposed exile from performing in 1946 in renunciation of the Franco regime. He broke his silence in 1950, but he continued to work for peace through his music. Casals was an inspired teacher and also composed many pieces, most of which remain unpublished. ~ Lynn Vought, All Music Guide

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Pablo Casals Discography (15titles)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466; Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 2/21/95 SMK66570 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Bach: The Three Gamba Sonatas, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 2/21/95 SMK66572 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Brahms Piano Trio #2, Op. 87; Mendelssohn Piano Trio #1, Op. 49 2/21/95 SMK66571 CD Longplay BUY NOW
Encores 2/21/95 SMK66573 CD Longplay BUY NOW	The Early Recordings 1925-1928 12/13/94 09026616162 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Schumann: Cello Concerto, Piano Trio No. 1, 5 Stucke im Volkston 2/22/94 SMK58993 CD Longplay BUY NOW
Brahms: Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18 & Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 2/22/94 SMK58994 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Schubert: Quintet in C major, D. 956; Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D. 485 2/22/94 SMK58992 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Bach: Concertos 2/22/94 SMK58982 CD Longplay BUY NOW
Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 7 & 4 2/22/94 SMK58990 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas; Variations on Zauberflöte Themes 2/22/94 S2K58985 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1; Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 2 2/22/94 SMK58989 CD Longplay BUY NOW
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Violin Concerto No. 5, K.219 2/22/94 SMK58983 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 5/22/90 SMK45893 CD Longplay BUY NOW	Bach: Orchestral Suites 5/22/90 SMK45892 CD Longplay BUY NOW