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Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saëns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré - Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann

Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saëns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré - Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann

Band: Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saëns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré Title: Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann Rating: Release Date: 07 May, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: 1 - Moderato - Kadenz - Tempo I 2: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: 2 - Adagio - Kadenz - Tempo I 3: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: 3 - Allegro molto 4: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: 1 - Allegro moderato 5: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: 2 - Adagio 6: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: 3 - Rondo (Allegro) 7: Cello Concerto in B flat major: 1 - Allegro moderato - Kadenz - Tempo I 8: Cello Concerto in B flat major: 2 - Adagio no troppo 9: Cello Concerto in B flat major: 3 - Rondo (Allegro) - Kadenz - Tempo I 10: Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell 11: Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam - Etwas lebhafter - Schneller 12: Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft - Kadenz - Tempo I 13: Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 14: Cello Concerto In G Minor: I. Allegro 15: Cello Concerto In G Minor: II. Adagio 16: Cello Concerto In G Minor: III. Allegro non tanto 17: Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro 18: Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo 19: Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: III. Finale (Allegro moderato) 20: Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: Adagio-Moderato 21: Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento-Allegro molto 22: Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio 23: Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Editoral Review Her performances bristled with the kind of brilliant electricity that could change lives and convert listeners to a lifelong love of music. During her far-too-brief career, cellist Jacqueline du Pré exhibited an almost oracular power of communication. 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 .. You can see a complete list of all Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saëns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré discography, or go back to the Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saëns, Joseph Haydn, Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Schuman, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré tabs