Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals The Philips Legacy (7CD)
The late chamber recordings made by the great Catalan cellist with longstanding friends and colleagues, including two versions of Beethoven’s "Ghost" Trio, the 1956 Hommage à Pablo Casals LP, and the Schubert String Quintet with the Végh Quartet. Includes CD premieres. LIMITED EDITION.
Tully Potter’s new essay completes a set which should appeal to Casals enthusiasts, collectors and cellists alike.
CD 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
Pablo Casals, cello; Mieczysław Horszowski, piano
CD 2
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Mieczysław Horszowski, piano; Sándor Végh, violin; Pablo Casals, cello
Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 17 (Transcription of Horn Sonata, Op. 17)
Pablo Casals, cello; Mieczysław Horszowski, piano
CD 3
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Geistertrio’ (Ghost)*
Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 ‘Erzherzog Trio’ (Archduke)
Mieczysław Horszowski, piano; Sándor Végh, violin; Pablo Casals, cello
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 4
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Geistertrio’ (Ghost)
Karl Engel, piano; Sándor Végh, violin; Pablo Casals, cello
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1
Pablo Casals, cello; Wilhelm Kempff, piano
CD 5
FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Quintet in C major, D.956
Végh Quartet; Pablo Casals, cello II
CD 6
HOMMAGE À PABLO CASALS*
GABRIEL FAURÉ
Elégie for Cello and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 24
Rehearsal & Performance
Solo Cellists: Paul Bazelaire, Maurice Maréchal, Gaspard Cassado, Rudolf von Tobel, Etienne Pasquier, André Lévy, Gaston Marchesini, Guy Fallot, Charles Bartsch, Jean Vaugeois
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux / Pablo Casals, cello / conductor
PABLO CASALS
Les Rois mages
Sardana
Ensemble of 102 Cellos / Pablo Casals
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011
Pablo Casals, cello
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 7
JOSEPH HAYDN
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, H.VIIb No. 2
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Cello Concerto in B flat major, G.482
Maurice Gendron, cello; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux / Pablo Casals
