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Biography of Pablo CasalsName: Pablo CasalsBirth Date: December 29, 1876 Death Date: October 23, 1973 Place of Birth: Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain Nationality: Spanish Gender: Male Occupations: composer, cellist, conductor Pablo Casals In protest of dictatorships throughout the world, including the totalitarian Francisco Franco regime in Spain, cellist Pablo Casals (1876-1973) refused in 1946 to ever perform on stage again. He eventually returned to playing for audiences but would not perform in countries that supported the Franco government.From the age of ten, Pablo Casals began each day with a walk, taking inspiration from nature. These outings were always followed by playing two Johann Sebastian Bach preludes and fugues on the piano when he returned home. It was, Casals expressed in Joys and Sorrows: Reflections by Pablo Casals as Told to Albert E. Kahn, "a rediscovery of the world of which I have the joy of being a part. It fills me with an awareness of the wonder of life, with a feeling of the incredible marvel of being a human being." A deeply reflective man, Casals imbued his life with his own spiritual …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Corporation (BBC) founded1939: Francisco Franco seized control of Spain1948: Vinyl phonograph record introduced to public1953: Queen Elizabeth II crowned1963: Emergence of The Beatles1973: Pablo Picasso died Further Reading booksBlum, David, Casals and the Art of Interpretation, Holmes & Meier, 1977.Casals, Pablo, Song of the Birds: Sayings, Stories, and Impressions of Pablo Casals, Robsons Books, 1985.Casals, Pablo, and Albert E. Kahn, Joys and Sorrows: Reflections by Pablo Casals as Told to Albert E. Kahn, Simon & Schuster, 1970.Corredor, José Maria, Conversations With Casals, Hutchinson, 1956.Kirk, H. L., Pablo Casals: A Biography, Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1974.Littlehales, Lillian, Pablo Casals, Greenwood, 1970.Quintana, Arturo O., Pablo Casals in Puerto Rico, Gordon Press, 1979.Taper, Bernard, Cellist in Exile: A Portrait of Pablo Casals, McGraw-Hill, 1962.periodicalsAmerican Record Guide, July/August 1991; November/December 1991; January/February 1992; March/April 1992.Américas, July/August 1985.Atlantic, November 1981.McCall's, May 1966.Musical America, July 1991.New Yorker, April 19, 1969.Strad, February 1989; September 1990. |