This collection is dedicated to the legacy of Pablo Casals. It comprises ten pieces that he often performed throughout his extensive career. His great love of Bach is reflected by his arrangements of the Adagio from the Toccata in C Major for organ, and the Chorale Prelude from Jesu, meine Freude. The great Catalan-Spanish tradition from which he came speaks out in the Intermezzo from Granados "opera Goyescas and Casals" own Cant dell Ocells (Song of the Birds). Two other pieces in this collection, Mazurkain G minor and Vito, were composed by David Popper, who is remembered today as the leader of the Hungarian school of cello playing. Casals often played many of thesevirtuoso pieces for the cello as encores on his programs. The ten pieces in this collection contain updated fingerings and bowings, and the book also features rarely-seen photos of Casals himself. For intermediate to advanced players. "These 10 solo pieces from Pablo Casals' repertoire for cello and piano comprise favourite works which the great cellist performed during his extensive career. His arrangements of the Adaigio from the C major organ Toccata and the Chorale Prelude from Jesu, Meine Freude reflect his great love of Bach. Works by Granados, Faure, Handel, David Popper, Bloch and Rachmaninoff as well as Casals' own famous Song of the Birds mirror his wide ranging taste. This fine volume, suitable for intermediate to advanced players, is complemented by many fine photographs from Casals Museum in Vendrell, Spain." --Austa, May 2011