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Though, in her tragically short career, Jacqueline du Pré recorded a very wide range of the cello repertory, her studio recording of the greatest of all cello concertos, Dvorak's, sadly falls short of her finest work - partly through unhelpful recording that failed to convey the glory of her sound. Now on the BBC Legends label comes a live broadcast recording, made in July 1969 at the Proms, which thrillingly captures her astonishing range of expression and tone-colour. While the studio version is effortful, with Du Pré's highly individual expressive pointing too heavily underlined, in the Proms performance her natural freedom sounds spontaneous and persuasive, bringing out a poignancy in the work that tugs at the heart. The
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lightweight Ibert concerto, recorded in 1962, with the cello the first among many soloists, makes a welcome coupling, a work that Du Pré never recorded elsewhere.
-- Edward Greenfield,
The Guardian, London
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Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:
Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Conductor:
Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894-1895; USA
Date of Recording: 07/25/1969
Venue: Live Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Length: 42 Minutes 18 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
2.
Concerto for Cello and Winds by Jacques Ibert
Performer:
Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Conductor:
Michael Krein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Michael Krein Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925; France
Date of Recording: 02/12/1962
Venue: BBC Studios, London, England
Length: 11 Minutes 56 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
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