Pablo Casals, also known by his birth name, Pau Casals i Defilló, was a Catalan cellist, composer, and conductor, born in Spain. He made many recordings throughout his career of solo, chamber, and orc
Casals c. 1917
Fritz Kreisler, Harold Bauer, Walter Damrosch and Casals, at Carnegie Hall on 13 March 1917
A young Pau Casals, by Ramon Casas
Centenary statue, by Josep Viladomat [es], Montserrat
The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are some of the most frequently performed solo compositions ever written for cello. Bach most lik
Pablo Casals
…his career of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, including some as conductor, but he is perhaps best remembered for the recordings he made of the Cello Suites by Bach. Casals had an international career and traveled and performed widely. With the fall of Republican Spain to the Nationalist forces of Francisco…
Violoncello da spalla
The arpeggiated motion in the prelude to Cello Suite No. 1