Pablo Casals

from Joys and Sorrows. Reflections by Pablo Casals, as told by Albert E. Kahn, page 156:

At the end of two months, when it was time for summer vacation, I’d recovered sufficiently to go and address the orchestra. I thanked them for the faith they had shown in me and told them I looked forward to working with them in the fall. Now, I knew, they understood I was serious./ That fall we began rehearsing in earnest. Those musicians who were inexperienced in orchestral playing had much to learn; and those with some experience had- because of bad habits to overcome – perhaps to learn even more! The only solution was work.
cite as

Albert Kahn and Pablo Casals, and (ed.), Joys and Sorrows. Reflections by Pablo Casals, as told by Albert E. Kahn. In British library (London, 1970), p. 156. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1424561711201 accessed: 28 March, 2024

Listeners

Pablo Casals
Cellist, Conducting
1876-1973

Experience Information

Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public

Notes

Pablo Casals rehearsing the orchestra Pau Casals created by him in Barcelona, after he had collapsed from nervous exhaustion while trying to found the orchestra.


Originally submitted by tlisboa on Sat, 21 Feb 2015 23:35:11 +0000
Approved on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:05:17 +0000