1937 PABLO CASALS DVORAK CELLO Concerto George Szell Prague Czech Philharmonic
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Description
A series of great Violin, Piano and Orchestra records on rare labels, from 1902 Monarch to 1940 War Germany recordings.
That said in praise, the Dvorák Concerto is an even greater accomplishment by a ranking middle-European orchestra in an historically friendly hall (the famous Carolineum, the gorgeous concert hall in Prague), led by Szell who was just weeks from his 40th birthday. Despite fatigue, the 60-year-old Casals played rehearsals, two performances and the day-long recording sessions that yielded 21 sides, all within 72 hours. The recording has stood as definitive for more than six decades, revealing why cellists worldwide knelt before Casals while he lived, and in memory since his death in 1973, as the instrument's supreme master. Simply put, it is a glorious performance of a concerto that no other for cello has surpassed in more than a century since its creation.
Pablo Casals, Georg Szell (note spelling, he was still Dr. GEORG Szell, though his baptismal name is Gyorgy), Czech Philharmonic Orch
on orig issue HMV5 x12" Victor no album 78 rpm record
Condition:
EXCELLENT PRISTINE, faintest scuffs, plays very quiet lightest crackle
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