Blas Net
Blas Net (1887-1948) was a Catalan pianist, closely connected with Pablo Casals and the musical life of Barcelona. He appears in the Pristine catalogue through chamber and concerto-related recordings involving Casals.
Net was part of the circle of Spanish and Catalan musicians who helped shape chamber performance in the early recording era. His discographic footprint is not large, but it intersects with major figures.
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BRAHMS Double Concerto
BOCCHERINI Cello Sonata No. 4
DVORAK Cello Concerto
Recorded Barcelona 1929 and Prague 1937
Total duration: 75:27
Pablo Casals, cello
Jacques Thibaud, violin
Blas Net, piano
Pablo Casals Orchestra, Alfred Cortot
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, George Szell
BACH Suites for Solo Cello, BWV 1007–1012
BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102; Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
BOCCHERINI Cello Sonata No. 4 in A, G4
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor (1937 and 1960 recordings; the latter in stereo)
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat, D898
Shorter works by FAURÉ, GODARD, GRANADOS and SAINT-SAËNS
Studio and live recordings, 1926–1960
Total duration: 6:13:29
Pablo Casals, cello
Jacques Thibaud, violin
Alfred Cortot, piano and conductor of the Pablo Casals Orchestra
Blas Net, Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Nicolai Mednikov, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by George Szell
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
Prades Festival Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy
Festival Casals Orchestra of Puerto Rico, conducted by Alexander Schneider