Pablo Casals
Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: [ˈpaw kəˈzalz i ðəfiˈʎo]; 29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973), known in English by his Castilian Spanish name Pablo Casals, was a Catalan and Puerto Rican cellist, composer, and conductor. 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. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy (though the ceremony was presided over by Lyndon B. Johnson). |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1876 (El Vendrell), Died October 22, 1973 (San Juan)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: cello, conductor, arranger
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-31966 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Chanson villageoise | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-31966 | 10-in. | 4/3/1925 | Chanson villageoise | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-31967 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Gavotte tendre | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-31967 | 10-in. | 4/3/1925 | Gavotte tendre | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-31968 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Romanze | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-31968 | 10-in. | 1/4/1926 | Romance | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-31969 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Menuet | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-31969 | 10-in. | 4/3/1925 | Menuet | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-31972 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Après un rêve | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello, arranger | |
| Victor | BVE-31972 | 10-in. | 4/3/1925 | Après un rêve | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello, arranger | |
| Victor | B-31973 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Vito | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-31973 | 10-in. | 1/31/1928 | Vito | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | C-31977 | 12-in. | 2/19/1925 | Adagio | Pablo Casals ; Edward Gendron | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-31977 | 12-in. | 2/28/1927 | Adagio | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello, arranger | |
| Victor | C-31978 | 12-in. | 2/19/1925 | Goyescas : Intermezzo | Pablo Casals ; Edward Gendron | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-31978 | 12-in. | 2/28/1927 | Goyescas : Intermezzo | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-31979 | 10-in. | 2/19/1925 | Moment musical | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-31979 | 10-in. | 4/3/1925 | Moment musical | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | C-31980 | 12-in. | 2/19/1925 | Cantabile | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-32127 | 12-in. | 4/3/1925 | Evening song | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-34074 | 10-in. | 1/5/1926 | Le cygne | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-34075 | 10-in. | 1/5/1926 | Träumerei | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-34076 | 12-in. | 1/5/1926 | The evening star | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-34412 | 12-in. | 1/19/1926 | Prize song | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-34415 | 12-in. | 1/19/1926 | Prelude | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-34416 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | Spanish dance | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello, arranger | |
| Victor | CVE-34419 | 12-in. | 1/20/1926 | Nocturne in E flat | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-34420 | 12-in. | 1/20/1926 | Berceuse | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-34421 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Melody in F | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-40384 | 12-in. | 1/31/1928 | Kol nidrei, part 1 | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-40385 | 12-in. | 1/31/1928 | Kol nidrei, part 2 | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-40386 | 10-in. | 1/31/1928 | Musette | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-40387 | 10-in. | 2/1/1928 | Serenata napoletana | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-42496 | 10-in. | 2/28/1928 | Mazurka | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 79147 | 10-in. | 4/28/1920 | Thine eyes so blue and tender | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 79154 | 10-in. | 5/1/1920 | Kathleen Mavourneen | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 79155 | 10-in. | 5/1/1920 | Believe me if all those endearing young charms | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80158 | 10-in. | 1/24/1922 | Salut d'amour | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80159 | 10-in. | 1/24/1922 | Would God I were the tender apple blossom | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80163 | 10-in. | 1/25/1922 | To a wild rose | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80164 | 10-in. | 1/25/1922 | Romance, op. 44, no. 1 | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80815 | 10-in. | 1/30/1923 | Romance | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80816 | 10-in. | 1/30/1923 | Oh, dry those tears | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80817 | 10-in. | 1/30/1923 | To a wild rose | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80820 | 10-in. | 1/30/1923 | Serenata napoletana | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 80923 | 10-in. | 4/3/1923 | Arabian melody | Pablo Casals ; Edward Gendron | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 81526 | 10-in. | 2/2/1924 | Serenade, op. 67, no. 6 | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 81571 | 10-in. | 2/16/1924 | Melody in E flat | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 81572 | 10-in. | 2/16/1924 | Minuet | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 81573 | 10-in. | 2/18/1924 | Berceuse | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37129 | 12-in. | 1/15/1915 | Salut d'amour | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37130 | 12-in. | 1/15/1915 | Largo | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37131 | 12-in. | 1/15/1915 | Melody in F | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37132 | 12-in. | 1/15/1915 | Concerto in D minor : Adagio | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37133 | 12-in. | 1/18/1915 | Kol nidrei | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37134 | 12-in. | 1/18/1915 | Kol nidrei | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37149 | 12-in. | 1/24/1915 | Serenade—Spanish dance no. 2 | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37150 | 12-in. | 1/24/1915 | The swan | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37151 | 12-in. | 1/27/1915 | Romanza | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37209 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | Variations symphoniques, part 1 | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37210 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | Après un rêve | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37252 | 12-in. | 4/14/1915 | Traumerei | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37256 | 12-in. | 4/23/1915 | Mazurka | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37257 | 12-in. | 4/23/1915 | Suite in C major : Prelude | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37258 | 12-in. | 4/23/1915 | Suite in C major : Bourrée | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37259 | 12-in. | 4/23/1915 | Suite in C major : Sarabande | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37262 | 12-in. | 5/5/1915 | Liebesträum | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 37263 | 12-in. | 5/5/1915 | Air for G string | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48695 | 12-in. | 4/14/1916 | Minuet in C major with variations | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48696 | 12-in. | 4/14/1916 | Spanish dance | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello, arranger | |
| Columbia | 48697 | 12-in. | 4/15/1916 | Suite in C major : Gigue | Pablo Casals | Cello solo | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48698 | 12-in. | 4/15/1916 | Concerto in D major : Adagio | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48699 | 12-in. | 4/15/1916 | Concerto in A minor : Cantilena | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48708 | 12-in. | 4/19/1916 | Largo and allegro | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48709 | 12-in. | 4/19/1916 | Spring song | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48710 | 12-in. | 4/19/1916 | Sonata in A major : Allegro | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48716 | 12-in. | 4/21/1916 | Evening star | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48717 | 12-in. | 4/21/1916 | Abendlied | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48718 | 12-in. | 4/21/1916 | Quintette in D major [sic] : Larghetto | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with clarinet and string quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48719 | 12-in. | 4/22/1916 | Chanson Louis XIII : Pavane | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48720 | 12-in. | 4/22/1916 | Minuet in G, no. 2 | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 48721 | 12-in. | 4/22/1916 | Allegro appassionato | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49795 | 12-in. | 4/21/1920 | Traumerei | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49796 | 12-in. | 4/22/1920 | The swan | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49797 | 12-in. | 4/22/1920 | Salut d'amour | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49801 | 12-in. | 4/23/1920 | Evening song | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49802 | 12-in. | 4/23/1920 | Largo | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49804 | 12-in. | 4/24/1920 | Melody in F | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49812 | 12-in. | 4/28/1920 | Liebesträum | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49813 | 12-in. | 1/27/1922 | Sweet evening star | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49814 | 12-in. | 4/29/1920 | Air from Suite in D major | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49819 | 12-in. | 4/30/1920 | Serenata napoletana | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 49820 | 12-in. | 4/30/1920 | Nocturne in E flat | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 98012 | 12-in. | 1/23/1922 | Gavotte in D | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 98068 | 12-in. | 4/3/1923 | Kol nidrei | Pablo Casals ; Edward Gendron | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 98069 | 12-in. | 4/3/1923 | Kol nidrei | Pablo Casals ; Edward Gendron | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 98117 | 12-in. | 2/2/1924 | Adagio, op. 101 | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 98118 | 12-in. | 2/2/1924 | Sapphic ode | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia | 98122 | 12-in. | 2/16/1924 | Autumn song | Pablo Casals ; Walter Golde | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1385 | 12-in. | 6/20/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1386 | 12-in. | 6/20/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1387 | 12-in. | 6/20/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1389 | 12-in. | 6/21/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1390 | 12-in. | 6/21/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1391 | 12-in. | 6/21/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1392 | 12-in. | 6/21/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1393 | 12-in. | 6/21/1927 | Trio in D minor | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Piano trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | BR1394 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Seven variations on a theme from The magic flute, part 1 | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot | Cello and piano duet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | BR1395 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Seven variations on a theme from The magic flute, part 2 | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot | Cello and piano duet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | BR1396 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Seven variations on a theme from The magic flute, part 3 | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot | Cello and piano duet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | BR1397 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Seven variations on a theme from The magic flute, part 4 | Pablo Casals ; Alfred Cortot | Cello and piano duet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Gramophone | CR1612 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Variations on a theme by Haydn, part 1 | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CR1613 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Variations on a theme by Haydn, part 2 | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CR1614 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Variations on a theme by Haydn, part 3 | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CR1615 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Variations on a theme by Haydn, part 4 | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CR1616 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Variations on a theme by Haydn, part 5 | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CR1617 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Variations on a theme by Haydn, part 6 | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CR1618 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Coriolan overture | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CR1619 | 12-in. | 12/6/1927 | Coriolan overture | Pablo Casals ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2352 | 12-in. | 7/4/1929 | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2353 | 12-in. | 7/4/1929 | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2354 | 12-in. | 7/4/1929 | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2355 | 12-in. | 7/4/1929 | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2356 | 12-in. | 7/4/1929 | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2358 | 12-in. | 7/5/1929 | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2359 | 12-in. | 7/5/1929 | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | CJ2362 | 12-in. | 7/8/1929 | Ruins of Athens : Overture | Pablo Casals ; Pablo Casals Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | Bb19018 | 10-in. | 3/5/1930 | Träumerei | Pablo Casals ; Otto Schulhof | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1778 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Après un reve | Jean Doyen ; Maurice Maréchal | Cello solo, with piano | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Casals, Pablo," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102291.
Casals, Pablo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102291.
"Casals, Pablo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.
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