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Casals, Pablo (Pau)
(Encyclopedia)Casals, Pablo (Pau) päˈblō käsälsˈ, pou [key], 1876–1973, Spanish virtuoso cellist and conductor. Casals is considered the greatest 20th-century master of the cello and a distinguished compose...Cortot, Alfred Denis
(Encyclopedia)Cortot, Alfred Denis älfrĕdˈ dənēˈ kôrtōˈ [key], 1877–1962, French pianist and conductor. Among his appearances as a conductor were those at Bayreuth (1898–1901). He joined the faculty of...Pyrénées-Atlantiques
(Encyclopedia)Pyrénées-Atlantiques pērānāˈ-zätläNtēkˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 581,300), SW France; formerly Basses-Pyrénées dept. Pau is the capital. ...San Pablo
(Encyclopedia)San Pablo săn păbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 25,158), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, a suburb of Oakland; inc. 1948. One of the oldest Spanish settlements in the region, the city is ...Pau
(Encyclopedia)Pau pō [key], city (1990 pop. 83,928), capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, at the foot of the Pyrenees. It is a major year-round tourist center, renowned for its spa and winter sports...Granados, Enrique
(Encyclopedia)Granados, Enrique ānrēˈkā gränäˈᵺōs [key], 1867–1916, Spanish composer and pianist, b. Havana; studied at Barcelona with Felipe Pedrell. His most significant works are those for the piano ...Sarasate, Pablo de
(Encyclopedia)Sarasate, Pablo de päˈblō ᵺā säräsäˈtā [key], 1844–1908, Spanish violin virtuoso. He made difficult arrangements that displayed his brilliant technique and wrote violin pieces that effect...Céspedes, Pablo de
(Encyclopedia)Céspedes, Pablo de päˈblō dā thāsˈpāᵺās [key], 1538–1608, Spanish artist, poet, and scholar. He studied for the priesthood and subsequently studied painting with Federigo Zuccaro in Rome....Neruda, Pablo
(Encyclopedia)Neruda, Pablo päˈblō nāro͞oˈᵺä [key], 1904–73, Chilean poet, diplomat, and Communist leader. He changed his original name, Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, so that his railroad-work...Morillo, Pablo
(Encyclopedia)Morillo, Pablo päˈblō mōrēˈlyō [key], 1778–1837, Spanish general. Sent in 1815 to put down the revolution in New Granada, he captured Cartagena, quelled (1816) the insurrection in Bogotá, an...Browse by Subject
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