Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: ; 29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973), known in English by his Spanish name Pablo Casals, was a Spanish 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). More about Pablo Casals
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Casals was born in El Vendrell, Tarragona, Spain. His father, Carles Casals i Ribes, was a parish organist and choirmaster. He gave Casals instruction in piano, songwriting, violin, and organ. He was also a very strict disciplinarian. When Casals was young his father would pull the piano out from the wall and have him and his brother, Artur, stand behind it and name the notes and the scales that his father was playing. At the age of four, Casals could play the violin, piano and flute; at the age of six he played the violin well enough to perform a solo in public. His first encounter with a cello-like instrument was from witnessing a local travelling Catalan musician, who played a cello-strung broom handle. Upon request, his father built him a crude cello, using a gourd as a sound-box. When Casals was eleven, he first heard the real cello performed by a group of traveling musicians, and decided to dedicate himself to the instrument.The most expensive item with a signature of Pablo Casals (Magnificent Signed Photograph of Pablo Casals Playing his Cello Lot 24) was sold in October 2016 for $700.00 while the cheapest item (First Day Covers- signed by A Pablo Casals - famous cellist) found a new owner for $7.00 in January 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2020 with an average selling price of $153.00 for an autographed item of Pablo Casals. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2019 with $407.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was January 2020. In average, an autographed item from Pablo Casals is worth $187.50.
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1955 Cellist PABLO CASALS Hand SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER + ACTION PHOTO + ALS | $375.00 | ||
1956 Cellist PABLO CASALS Hand SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER + Fine ACTION PHOTO + MAT | $375.00 | ||
Joys and Sorrows : Reflections by Pablo Casals 1970 Albert Kahn signed HB Illus. | $29.50 | ||
PABLO CASALS - INSCRIBED RECORD ALBUM SLEEVE SIGNED | $400.00 | ||
PABLO CASALS - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED 1967 & Written Music Inscribed Notes RARE | $187.50 | ||
PABLO CASALS - PROGRAM SIGNED 2/15 | $400.00 | ||
Pablo Casals - Spanish Cellist, Composer - Signed Calling Card | $105.50 | ||
Pablo Casals - Spanish Cellist, Composer - Signed Letter (ALS), 1967 | $200.50 | ||
SIGNED PAPER with DRAWING 1940 PABLO CASALS | $49.99 | ||
Vintage 1965 Signed Pablo Casals Carnegie Pittsburg Concert Program Book Music | $60.00 |