Joseph Szigeti in Brussels - the 1900's
from With strings attached- Reminiscences and reflections, 2nd edition, enlarged, page 114:
I remember hearing Casals in Brussels in a ’cello concerto by the Dutch composer Julius Röntgen, lavishing upon it the witchery of what is probably the greatest art among all string players. For – though Casals did give to the world “definitive” performances of the Bach solo sonatas and of most of the ’cello classics (as “definitive” as anything can be in recreated music) – it did not prevent him from devoting himself to the Röntgens and the Emmanuel Moors. He often played Moor’s ’Cello Concerto, as well as the Violin and… more >>
Joseph Szigeti, With strings attached- Reminiscences and reflections, 2nd edition, enlarged (New York, 1967), p. 114. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432660428517 accessed: 25 November, 2024
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Julius Röntgen's cello concerto
written by Julius Röntgen |
performed by Pablo Casals |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1900's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | indoors, in public |