Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-SaA«ns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du PrA©, Valda Aveling, Georg Mathias Monn, London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra - Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann
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Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann
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| Artist(s) | Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saëns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré, Valda Aveling, Georg Mathias Monn, London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra |
| Studio | EMI Classics |
| Release Date | May 7, 1990 |
| UPC Code | 077776328324 |
| Buy this item | $19.97 at Amazon.com As of Oct 14 11:42 EDT (details) 3 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, Box set |
About Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-SaA«ns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du PrA©, Valda Aveling, Georg Mathias Monn, London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra - Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann
During her far-too-brief career, cellist Jacqueline du Pré exhibited an almost oracular power of communication. Her performances bristled with the kind of brilliant electricity that could change lives and convert listeners to a lifelong love of music. Happily, it's possible to experience a sense of that power from the recordings du Pré completed before multiple sclerosis halted her career as a performer in the early 1970s. This set provides a splendid portrait--at bargain price--of du Pré's unmistakable personality: the astonishingly original yet convincing phrasing, raw energy, and ability to make her instrument sound uncannily like a human voice (du Pré was after all a favored student of Mstislav Rostropovich). Her rendition of Haydn's Concerto in C is clearly cast in a romantic--and nowadays perhaps unfashionable--mold, yet du Pré's big, bold tone carries the musical line forward with exhilarating presence. It's a demeanor that proves especially reassuring for the quirkily mercurial inventions of Boccherini. Yet du Pré most indelibly leaves her signature on the work that became her hallmark, Edward Elgar's E Minor Concerto, grafting a deeply personal level of expression onto the score's rich post-World War I melancholy. In the Schumann, du Pré makes an eloquently passionate protagonist. A similar sense of excitement is to be heard in Dvorák's Concerto--performed near the end of her career--above all in the flame of inspiration she evidently sparks from the orchestra in the serene close of its slow movement. This is a supremely rewarding collection for the beginner and aficionado alike. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording
Tracks
Disc 1- Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: 1 - Moderato - Kadenz - Tempo I
- Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: 2 - Adagio - Kadenz - Tempo I
- Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: 3 - Allegro molto
- Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: 1 - Allegro moderato
- Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: 2 - Adagio
- Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: 3 - Rondo (Allegro)
- Cello Concerto in B flat major: 1 - Allegro moderato - Kadenz - Tempo I
- Cello Concerto in B flat major: 2 - Adagio no troppo
- Cello Concerto in B flat major: 3 - Rondo (Allegro) - Kadenz - Tempo I
- Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell
- Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam - Etwas lebhafter - Schneller
- Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft - Kadenz - Tempo I
- Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
- Cello Concerto In G Minor: I. Allegro
- Cello Concerto In G Minor: II. Adagio
- Cello Concerto In G Minor: III. Allegro non tanto
- Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro
- Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
- Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: III. Finale (Allegro moderato)
- Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: Adagio-Moderato
- Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento-Allegro molto
- Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
- Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
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(17 reviews) |  | the best celloist |  |
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 | | Great performance. but VERY bad recording quality | |
But the recoding or A->D conversion somewhere went terribly wrong. The dynamic range seems set very low therefore the loud part of the music gets 'clipping'. For example, Disk 3, Track 1, between 0:40 to 1:10, you can clearly hear the distortion noise at the high level of the music (not your playback volume).
What a pity, the recoding engineers simply not up to the job and ruined such a fine performance! February 13, 2008
| | | Wonderful Collection | |
| | | Beutefully interpretted | |
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