With this program Yorick-Alexander Abel honors the unsurpassed cello legend Pau Casals who as a Catalan is mainly known under his Spanish name Pablo Casals. When at 97 years old Casals died in Puerto Rico he had made the cello as a solo instrument more popular than anyone else - and he had won worldwide respect and affection as UN ambassador for peace. Pau Casals was the son of a Catalan father and a Puerto-Rican mother. After World War II he went into exile in Puerto Rico. YorickAlexander Abel is the son of a German father and a Cuban mother with Catalan ancestors. It is more than the European-Creole ancestry that links Abel with the legendary Casals, it is also the conviction in the power of the spiritual message, and of course - as with all the cellists - the love for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach whose six suites for cello solo were recognized as the peak of cello literature due to Casals's celebrated performances and recordings. "Hommage Ã Pau Casals" is a journey between epochs and styles, a journey with many cross connections.

Tracklist:

Lamps Of Wisdom: Prélude
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007: I. Prélude
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007: II. Allemande
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007: III. Courante
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007: IV. Sarabande
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007: V. Menuetts I & II
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007: VI. Gigue
Native American Wisdom: Prélude
Cello Suite In D Minor (Tribute To Pau Casals): I. Prélude. Molto Moderato Ma Libero
Cello Suite In D Minor (Tribute To Pau Casals): II. Scherzando. Allegro
Cello Suite In D Minor: (Tribute To Pau Casals) III. Elegía. Tristamente Espressivo
Cello Suite In D Minor (Tribute To Pau Casals): IV. Finale. Con Virtuositá
Paduana In G Major, H. 181
The Song Of The Birds (Arr. P. Casals For Cello)

UPC: 730099141833
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 8.9.19
Format: CD

Abel - Hommage a Pablo Casals (CD)