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Elgar: Cello Concerto

~ Jacqueline du Pré
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  • Audio CD (11 Jan 1999)
  • SPARS Code: A-D
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • ASIN: B000026KLA
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,279 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor
    Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
    with Jacqueline Du Pré
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  2. Sea Pictures
    Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
    with Janet Baker
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

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First issued in 1965, few recordings have lasted so well and, in the case of Sea Pictures, carried on getting better. Du Pré's account of the concerto, made when she was barely 20, made her a star overnight and remains the work with which she's most often identified. Her forceful, highly emotional performance won't be to all tastes or occasions but it brings the work to life like few others. Not just the poignancy of the opening or the aching nostalgia of the "Adagio" but the quicksilver brilliance of the "Scherzo" and cumulative energy of the finale are really made to tell. Barbirolli gives marvellously understanding support here and in Sea Pictures. It also established its soloist--Janet Baker and remains the deepest and most perceptive recording this song-cycle is ever likely to have! Baker makes light of the sometimes gauche poetry and awkward word-setting, giving the music a sweep and nobility typical of Elgar at his best. --Richard Whitehouse

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dame Janet Baker at her very best; so is du Pre., 4 Feb 2002
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I love this CD. It is one of my all-time favourites. Sir John had the capability of coaxing superb performances from both of his soloists. Baker gives what is for me the definitive version of "Sea Pictures", while du Pre
communicates the depth, beauty, and passion of Elgar's greatest instrumental work.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Two classics for the price of one!, 28 May 2004
CELLO CONCERTO
As a student I was privilleged to see a perfomance of the Elgar given by Ms. Du Pre, and over the decades scince I have owned a copy of this wonderful account of the Cello Concerto. One could try and compare recordings, for instance I treasure performances by Pini, Casals and Tortelier, to name but three!! Ultimately I find I return again and again to this particular performance, masterfully accompanied by Sir John Barbirolli. This Concerto, written when it was, is the essence of Elgar.

SEA PICTURES

Wow! Janet Baker - I cannot think of any other performance of these pieces, that start to compare with these gems! A singers singer if ever there was one. In lesser hands these songs could and have on occasion sounded trite. But with Sir John at the helm and the gloriously full range of voice that Dame Janet so eloquently uses, we are again able to hear these pieces as they should be given. One last word.....DICTION!!!!What a truly great singer she was.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The essential version of the Cello Concerto, 26 Sep 2000
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I have yet to hear a rendition of the Elgar Cello concerto which is more moving or more passionately executed than this. Anyone who appreciates the work of Elgar must have this recording as part of their collection.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Great performances, but best bought as part of an EMI box set

As its title states, this 1965 LSO/Barbirolli recording of du Pre's deeply emotional and passionate account of the Elgar cello concerto remains the definitive version, and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mart Music

4.0 out of 5 stars Great performance, but best bought as part of an EMI box set

As its title states, this 1965 LSO/Barbirolli recording of du Pre's deeply emotional and passionate account of the Elgar cello concerto remains the definitive version, and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mart Music

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto
If you only buy one recording of Elgar's haunting Cello Concerto, du Pre's outstanding performance has to be it. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2007 by Chris Pearson

5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY THE BEST
This has to be one of my favorite concertos of all. I was fortunate enough to see Julian Lloyd Webber play this at the Royal Albert, but alas it was not nearly so good as Du Pre's... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2006 by Mr. Se Greenough

5.0 out of 5 stars The original soul music
Not much can be said of this recording that hasn't already been said in existing reviews. All I would say , from a listener who simply enjoys being moved by what I hear, is that... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the definitive recording
This remains the definitive recording of the Cello Concerto. Better focussed that Du Pre's other recordings and, in intensity, streets ahead of those who've recordind the work... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2001 by Steve

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