Pablo Casals - Partial Discography

Partial Discography

• 1926–1928: Casals, Jacques Thibaud and Alfred Cortot – the first trios of Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn, the Beethoven "Archduke," Haydn's G Major and Beethoven's "Kakadu" Variations (Recorded in London)
• 1929, Brahms: Double Concerto with Thibaud and Cortot conducting Casals' own orchestra.
• 1929: Dvorak and Brahms Concerti
• 1929: Beethoven: Fourth Symphony (Recorded in Barcelona)
• 1930: Beethoven: Cello Sonata Op. 69, with Otto Schulhof.
• 1936–1939: Bach: Cello Suites
• 1936: Beethoven: Cello Sonata Op. 102 No. 1; and Brahms: Cello Sonata Op. 99, both with Mieczysław Horszowski.
• 1936: Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B-flat; and Bruch: Kol Nidrei – London Symphony conducted by Landon Ronald.
• 1937: Dvořák: Cello Concerto – Czech Philharmonic conducted by George Szell.
• 1939: Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, and 5, with Mieczysław Horszowski.
• 1945: Elgar and Haydn Cello Concertos – BBC Symphony conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
• 1950: The first of the Prades Festival recordings on Columbia, including:
  • Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba, BWV 1027–1029, with Paul Baumgartner
  • Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston, with Leopold Mannes
  • Schumann: Cello Concerto, with Casals conducting from the cello.
• 1951: At the Perpignan Festival, including:
  • Beethoven: Cello Sonata Op. 5 No. 2, and three sets of Variations, with Rudolf Serkin
  • Beethoven: Trios, Op. 1 No. 2, Op. 70 No. 2, Op. 97, and the Clarinet Op. 11 transcription; also
  • Schubert: Trio No. 1, D.898, all with Alexander Schneider and Eugene Istomin.
• 1952: At Prades, including:
  • Brahms: Trio Op. 8, with Isaac Stern and Myra Hess
  • Brahms: Trio Op. 87, with Joseph Szigeti and Myra Hess
  • Schumann: Trio Op. 63, and Schubert: Trio No. 2, D.929, both with Alexander Schneider and Mieczysław Horszowski
  • Schubert: C Major Quintet, with Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, and Paul Tortelier
  • Brahms: Sextet No. 1, again with Stern, Schneider, and Katims, plus Milton Thomas and Madeline Foley
• 1953: At Prades, including:
  • Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5, with Rudolf Serkin
  • Beethoven: Trios Op. 1 No. 1, and Op. 70 No. 1, with Joseph Fuchs and Eugene Istomin
  • Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129, with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Festival orchestra
• 1954: At Prades (all live performances), including:
  • Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5, and Op. 66 Variations, with Mieczysław Horszowski
  • Beethoven: Trios Op. 70 No. 1, and Op. 121a, with Szymon Goldberg and Rudolf Serkin
• 1955: At Prades (all live performances), including:
  • Brahms: Trios Nos. 1–3, with Yehudi Menuhin and Eugene Istomin
  • Brahms: Clarinet Trio Op. 114, with clarinetist David Oppenheim and Eugene Istomin
  • Beethoven: Trio Op. 70 No. 2, with Szymon Goldberg and Rudolf Serkin
• 1956: At Prades (all live performances), including:
  • Bach: Sonata BWV 1027 for Viola da Gamba, with Mieczysław Horszowski
  • Schumann: Trio No. 2, with Yehudi Menuhin and Mieczysław Horszowski
  • Schumann: Trio No. 3, with Sándor Végh and Rudolf Serkin
• 1958: At Beethoven-Haus in Bonn (all live performances), including:
  • Beethoven: Sonata Op. 5 No. 1, with Wilhelm Kempff
  • Beethoven: Sonatas Op. 5 No. 2, Op. 102 No. 2, and the Horn Op. 17 transcription, with Mieczysław Horszowski
  • Beethoven: Trios Op. 1 No. 3, and Op. 97, with Sándor Végh and Mieczysław Horszowski
  • Beethoven: Trio Op. 70 No. 1, with Sándor Végh and Karl Engel
• 1959: At Prades (all live performances), including:
  • Haydn: "Farewell" Symphony (No. 45) and Mozart "Linz" Symphony (No. 36)
  • Beethoven: Trio Op. 1 No. 3, with Yehudi and Hephzibah Menuhin
  • Schubert: String Quintet, with the Budapest String Quartet
• 1961: Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 with Alexander Schneider and Mieczysław Horszowski (Recorded live November 13, 1961 at the White House)
• 1963: Beethoven: Eighth Symphony
• 1963: Mendelssohn: Fourth Symphony, at Marlboro
• 1964–65: Bach: Brandenburg Concerti, at Marlboro
• 1966: Bach: Orchestral Suites, at Marlboro
• 1969: Beethoven: First, Second, Fourth, Sixth ("Pastorale"), and Seventh Symphonies
• 1974: El Pessebre (The Manger) oratorio