CASALS (Pablo, 1876-1973, Spanish and Puerto Rican Cellist, Composer and Conductor0

Fine Menu Signed for the ‘Compagnie Générale Transatlantique French Line’ on a printed sheet giving the First Class Lunch Menu in French and English for the day and and alternative Cold Buffet, 2 pages 4to., on card with a print of Fontainbleau on the front, 12th August

He is generally regarded as the pre-eminent cellist of the first half of the 20th century and one of the greatest cellists of all time. He made many recordings throughout his career of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, including some as conductor, but he is perhaps best remembered for the recordings of the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy (though the ceremony was presided over by Lyndon B. Johnson).
The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique typically known overseas as the French Line, was a French shipping company. The company's first vessel, SS Washington, had its maiden voyage on 15th June 1864. After a period of trials and errors in the late 19th century, the company, under the direction of its presidents Jules Charles-Roux and John Dal Piaz, gained fame in the 1910s and 1930s with its prestigious ocean liners such as SS Paris, SS Île de France, and especially SS Normandie. Fragilized by the Second World War, the company regained its fame in 1962 with the famous SS France, which suffered major competition from air transport and was retired from service in 1974.

Item Date:  1957275

Stock No:  41803      £275

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