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1876–1973 Spanish cellist The Spanish Casals, a musician of intense and visionary power, is responsible for the present-day appreciation of the cello as a solo instrument. His career as an international soloist was complemented by his membership of the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals piano trio and by his conducting. His recording of the unaccompanied suites by J. S. Bach brought these works ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

, which appealed greatly to the Romantic movement, solo cello works were relatively infrequent until the arrival of the great soloists of the twentieth century – such as Pablo Casals and Yo-Yo Ma – encouraged a cluster of works from the likes of Edward Elgar and Shostakovich. By contrast, Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos uses eight cellos and no other instruments to ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, general editor Paul Du Noyer

1877–1962 French pianist In his early years, Cortot combined the piano with conducting, directing the first performance in Paris of Götterdämmerung at the age of 24. As a pianist he specialized in Romantic music, especially Schumann and Chopin, and in music by contemporary French composers. He co-founded the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals piano trio in 1906. Introduction | Modern Era ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

curiosity. At his London debut a sceptical Times critic became a devoted follower. At his Paris debut in April 1924, a concert arranged by his countryman, cellist Pablo Casals, Segovia was a sensation, winning warm praise for turning the ugly duckling Spanish guitar into a beautiful swan. A successful Berlin debut later that year cemented his international ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Guitar Heroes, consultant editor Rusty Cutchin

, Schnabel studied in Vienna, moving to Berlin in 1900. He gave concerts with his wife, the contralto Therese Behr, and appeared with many other performers including Casals, Feuermann and Fournier. He was an outstanding, deeply intellectual interpreter of the sonatas of Beethoven and Schubert, and an inspiring teacher. He emigrated to the US in ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

recording the Mozart concertos under Herbert von Karajan (1908–89). He can be heard anonymously in many Philharmonia recordings of the 1950s. Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Pablo Casals | Modern Era | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

1880–1953 French violinist Thibaud studied at the Paris Conservatoire and began his European career with the Concerts Colonne. He is best known for his membership of the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals trio, but was also a distinguished interpreter of the sonata and concerto repertory. Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Leif Ove Andsnes | Contemporary | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

studied the piano, but turned to the cello after an attack of polio. He was a student and a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, and in 1943 replaced Casals in the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals piano trio. His elegant and refined playing can be heard in recordings of the Bach suites and the Dvořák Cello Concerto. Introduction | Modern Era | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie
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