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Gaspar Cassadó

Gaspar Cassadó was a Spanish cellist and composer of the early 20th century. He was born in Barcelona to a church musician father and began taking cello lessons at age seven. The city of Barcelona awarded him a scholarship so that he could study with Casals in Paris.

Compositions by Gaspar Cassadó appear on

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Cello

Howard Penny had lived in Vienna for fifteen years, returning periodically to Australia. Here he plays a selection from the modern solo cello repertoire in performances of real conviction and focus.

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