A curious picture: my father, playing double bass at the "Banda Municipal de Terrassa", in 1947. He is the bass player who appears at the left side of the photo. The band had played a lot of symphonic repertoire, including among others the Fifth Symphony by Beethoven.
Playing the second flugelhorn at the cobla, probably "La Principal de Terrassa". Year unknown.
My father conducting the orchestra of the Conservatorium in Terrassa, probably 1980.
My father has played the flugelhorn, has been a conductor (orchestra and choir), professor at the Conservatorium of Terrassa, and even trombonist when he did the military service, apart from organist and singing director on sundays at the parish. But of all things he is really a cellist, as I said before. So, let's now have a look at his instrument:
This is a charcoal drawing of him playing the cello, made by the painter Badia in the year 1957 or 1958.
And one picture with only his hands. Year unknown.
Here is the program of probably his last public concert, when he was 81. It was a concert in the summer of 1997, in which he played accompanied by me at the organ, and which we performed for three times at three catalan churches having a baroque organ: L'Aleixar (Baix Camp), La Pobla de Cérvoles (Les Garrigues), and Torredembarra (Tarragonés).
Her a few samples of that concert: the recording of the
Praeludium of the Sonata in D minor, by Corelli, and the
Cant dels ocells (Song of the birds), which he played as an encore. I also add a piece I played solo at the organ, the
Tiento de medio registro de 2 tiples de segundo tono, by F. Correa de Arauxo.
A warning about the Corelli performance: my father plays in a very tradicional style, very romantic and afr away of the historically informed performances of today. As an accompanist, I respected his way of playing.
A more recent picture of him playin, in 1999 at the age of 83.
Finally, my father and my mother in Montserrat. My father had a strong relationship with the monastery, as he participated during many years at the "gatherings for leaders in liturgical singing", and he even had had the litle cellists of the famous children choir taking examinations with him.
