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    Pablo Casals
    Pau Casals i Defilló (December 29 1876 – October 22, 1973), best known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was a Catalan cellist and later conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career, of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, also as conductor, but Casals is perhaps best remembered for the recording of the Bach: Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. Biography Casals was born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain. His father, Carles Casals i Ribes (1852-1908), was a parish pipe organist and choirmaster. He gave Casals instruction in piano, violin, and organ. At age four Casals could play the violin, piano and flute. When Casals was eleven, he first heard the cello performed by a group of traveling musicians, and decided to dedicate himself to the instrument.In 1888 his mother, Pilar Defilló de Casals, who was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico of Catalonian ancestry, took him to Barcelon

    Discography

    Casals Edition - Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas
    Casals Edition - Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas


    Great Recordings of the Century: Beethoven
    Great Recordings of the Century: Beethoven "Archduke" Piano Trio and Schubert Piano Trio in B flat


    Schubert, Beethoven: Piano Trios
    Schubert, Beethoven: Piano Trios


    The Legendary Casals / Casals, Schulhof, Horszowski
    The Legendary Casals / Casals, Schulhof, Horszowski


    Pablo Casals Plays Beethoven
    Pablo Casals Plays Beethoven


    Beethoven: Archduke Trio; Schubert: Piano Trio in B Flat Major
    Beethoven: Archduke Trio; Schubert: Piano Trio in B Flat Major


    Videos

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