Pablo Casals : a biography / by H. L. Kirk.
| Author/creator | Kirk, H. L. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, ©1974. |
| Description | xi, 692 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1876-1899 -- 1900-1919 -- 1919-1945 -- 1945-1973 -- Appendixes. Compositions by Casals ; Discography. |
| Abstract | "Pablo Casals is one of the towering figures of the twentieth century. A superb musician, but also an outstanding humanitarian, Casals shares a special place among creative artists and intellectuals of our era whose genius transcends artistic or national boundaries--men like Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Thomas Mann, Andre Malraux, Albert Schweitzer. For almost three-quarters of a century Casals was considered the greatest cellist who ever lived, and for more than half a century was recognized as a brilliant conductor and inspiring teacher. His career, spanning as it did an almost superhuman length of time, encompassed many paradoxes: the cellist who performed at the White House for the Kennedys played for Queen Victoria in a private recital more than sixty years earlier; the man who was intimate with the turn-of-the-century court of Spain became an inexhaustible fighter for democracy in his homeland. One of the most dedicated musicians of his time, Casals was eventually to silence his instrument for years as a protest against the Fascist [...]" --Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-666) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 568-625. |
| LCCN | 72091569 |
| ISBN | 0030076161 |
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