classical music: Pablo Casals

classical music: Pablo Casals

classical music:

Pablo Casals

Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites

Yo-Yo Ma, Johann Sebastian Bach

Sony, 2006

JS Bach & YoYoMa - The Master played by a Master
YoYo Ma awoke an entire generation to Bach with this recording. Listening to Ma play these works is truly a stunning thing. Bach is THE master who demands attention and requires another master to play his work correctly and with emotion. In the hands of a ...

Bach: Greatest Hits

Johann Michael Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Sony, 1994

Teeming with classics
I purchased this for track #10, which I'd happened to hear on the radio...it stayed in my head until I tracked down the CD. I have a relatively basic working knowledge of classical music, so this long playing collection was an excellent and surprising introduction to ...

Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6

Pablo Casals, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Naxos, 2000

Essential part of any collection
I was initially reluctant to purchase this recording (because of noise), but one beautiful morning I saw it new on sale for about $3, and of course only an idiot wouldn't have gone for it. Actually it is well restored, the sound is full-bodied, deep and round. It is ...

Johannes Brahms: Sextet No. 1/Piano Trio No. 1

Madeline Foley, Pablo Casals, ...

Sony, 1994

An Historic Performance of the Highest Mega-Wattage!
I've owned three copies of this recording of the first Brahms string sextet, the first two on LPs that I wore out from playing so often. When I saw, by chance, that it had been reissued, along with the first Brahms piano trio, on CD, my heart skipped a beat. Let me ...

Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6

Mstislav Rostropovich, Johann Sebastian Bach

EMI Classics, 1995

One of the pinnacles of Western classical music, played by a master
It is difficult to know what to add to the many useful and intelligent reviews already posted on Amazon, but anyone who owns this recording feels the compulsion to share his enthusiasm with other music lovers. While other cellists - particulalry Casals and Fournier - ...

Bach: Cello Suites

Pablo Casals, Johann Sebastian Bach

EMI Classics, 2003

Bach Cello Suites - Pablo Casals
Recently, I vacationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The place Pablo Casals made his permanent home from 1956 to his death in 1973. In my hotel, his recording of the Bach Cello Suites was played endlessly. The entire week I was there only this recording of Pablo Casals' ...

J. S. Bach: Suites for Cello, 1, 2 & 3; Pablo Casals

Pablo Casals, Johann Sebastian Bach

EMI Classics, 1990

Not just pretty music
The gushing reviews of Casal's performance on this album are deserved, but I think there's an aspect of the recording they leave out: when I first listened to this recording, I had never heard such a pure, simple composition, and Casal's interpretation adds grace ...

The Best of Boccherini

Tristan Fry, Denis Vigay, ...

Philips, 1993

Forgotten Gems Brought to Light!
This was among my very first Boccherini albums (I own 50+) and I consider it an absolutely essential collection of his music. CONS: I wish the "Famous Minuet" was presented as part of the whole quintet it was written in as this album presents it alone and thus out ...

Bach: Suites for Solo Cello

Janos Starker, Johann Sebastian Bach

RCA, 1997

Full of Life
I don't know much about who's who in music. Actually, I don't know much about music. So when I decided I wanted some cello, I naturally listened to samplings by Yoyoma. Coming across my cheap computer speakers, the music was naturally flat. Then I read a review saying ...

Romance

Han-Na Chang, Pablo Casals, ...

EMI Classics, 2007

THE ROMANTIC VISIONS OF THE AMAZING CELLIST HAN-NA CHANG
Five LYRICAL Stars! This is a marvelous cello & orchestra performance! Cello virtuoso Han-na Chang has been one of the leading cellists in the world since her development following her breakout win, by unanimous vote, at age of 11 in the Mstislav Rostropovich ...

Casals Edition - Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas

Pablo Casals, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Sony, 1994

Deeply-probing classic interpretations (but not *quite* complete)
I was recently listening to this set and the new Schiff-Perenyi recordings on ECM for the purpose of comparing them and writing a review about my impressions. "Compare and contrast the sets, class, and write a review for Monday. Minimum of five pages, single-spaced, ...

Franz Schubert: Quintet/Symphony No.5

Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier, ...

Sony, 1994

Wow!
There are few chamber recordings that can touch this extraordinary work. This is one that I just cannot recommend highly enough. Casals was a cellist of profound sensitivity and supreme talent who enjoyed a deep understanding of Schubert's poetic music and with this, ...

Dinner Classics: The Sunday Brunch Album

Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Sony, 1990

Excellent
I find this recording to be quite enjoyable. I find it is well suited for use when company comes for dinner. It sounds very nice when played in the background, as it adds a dimension to a wide variety of gatherings. Don't let the album's title fool you! It is ...

I Never Saw Another Butterfly; Songs of the Twentieth Century

Sharon J. Paul, Alberto Grau; Pablo Casals; Ernst Krenek; Virgil Thomson; Arne Mellnas; Einojuhani Rautavaara; Judith Shatin; Laszlo Halmos Charles Davidson, ...

SFGC 9601, 1996

Stunning!
This is one of the most beautiful CDs I've heard. Charles Davidson has set the Terezin Poems to music so perfectly that they demand a choir of this caliber to perform them. This disc will take your breath away.

Encores

Pablo Casals, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Sony, 1995

this guy is amazing
This recording is great. The sound is vintage but clear and perfectly executed. The guy appears with a pipe like playing so easy,and surely it is.