Pau Casals
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Pau Casals was a Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer who lived from 1876 to 1973 and became one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He is remembered for revolutionizing how the cello was played and performed, and for using his music as a platform for social and political causes throughout his long life.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1876-12-29
- Died
- 1973-08-14
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Hymn to the United Nations - O vos Omnes
- Hymn to the United Nations - O vos Omnes
- Sonata
- Sonata
- Violoncel i Piano Vol. I
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- 15,611
- Total plays
- 72,747
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Fritz Kreisler, Harold Bauer, Walter Damrosch and Casals, at Carnegie Hall on 13 March 1917 Pablo Casals (29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973), also known by his birth name, Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: [ˈpaw kəˈzalz i ðəfiˈʎo]), was a Catalan cellist, composer, and conductor, born in Spain. He made many recordings throughout 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 Franco in 1939, Casals went into self-exile, refusing to return to Spain until democracy was restored. He lived in Prades, France from 1939 to 1956, and then in Ceiba, Puerto Rico from 1956 until his death in 1973.
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1876 births1973 deaths19th-century classical composers19th-century male composers19th-century Spanish male musicians20th-century classical composers20th-century conductors (music)Academic staff of the École Normale de Musique de ParisBach conductorsCatalan classical cellistsColumbia Records artistsComposers from Catalonia