Casals

There is some loss of energy and intensity in the first two quartets, but, beginning with the Third, the Casals manages to hold spaciousness and intensity in a delicate balance.

That success was born from the close relationship the players had with sponsors and their tour and it is this that Casals feels is missing among today's players.

Then he spoke of Casals who, after World War II, suspended his concert career to protest the decision of the Allies not to try to topple Franco in Spain.

Mr. Eisenberg is named after his godfather, the renowned cellist Pablo Casals.

During EMI Studios' early years, the facility developed a reputation for classical recordings from the likes of Yehudi Menuhin and Pablo Casals.