Two hugely important recordings, made by pivotal musicians an ocean apart, were made on the same day in 1936. Robert Johnson And Pablo Casals' Game-Changers Turn 75 Robert Johnson And Pablo Casals' ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. No cello can tell a story like this one. The legendary Pablo Casals bought the Goffriller cello in 1913 ...

The myths of classical music are layered with historical facts and romantic imagination. Pablo Casals, 1876–1973, a Spanish cello virtuoso, was no exception. It is often described how the 13-year-old ...

In 1913, celebrated Spanish cellist Pablo Casals acquired a cello made by Venetian luthier Matteo Goffriller in 1733. He played it for the rest of his life, including at Peabody on February 12, 1915.

Hear a mix of two recordings made on November 23, 1936, put together by Brendan Baker for Radio Diaries. Nov. 23, 1936, was a good day for recorded music. Two men, an ocean apart, each stepped up to a ...

Nov. 23, 1936, was a good day for recorded music. Two men, an ocean apart, each stepped up to a microphone and began to play. One was a cello prodigy who had performed for the queen of Spain; the ...