Sunday, December 29, 2024

December 29 - Pablo Casals (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 29th are here: Pablo Casals (2019), (2020), Peggy Glanville-Hicks (2021), Peggy Glanville-Hicks (2022), and Pablo Casals (2023)

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Pablo Casals (29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973) was a world-renowned cellist.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Strung


The acme of all cello feats

Is to master the Bach cello suites,

And Casals was supreme

As the cream of the cream,

The elitist of cello elites.


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Practical Considerations


When out on the stage on his own

Communing with Bach, in the zone,

He knew there would be

No accompanist fee, —-

An advantage of playing alone.

 

 

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