This release is famous as one of the triumphs of Jacqueline du Pré’s all-too-short career. Her featured performance on the Elgar Cello Concerto is a master class in how to brood without losing momentum. There’s always a songlike quality to her tone, even when she brings out the grain in her instrument’s sound. John Barbirolli’s conducting keeps everything in balance. And the addition of Elgar’s Sea Pictures, with Janet Baker singing, makes this a top recommendation among all-Elgar sets.
Audio Extras
- Celebrate Apple Music Classical with Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
Featured On
- René Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
- Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Choir & Concentus Musicus Wien
- Various Artists
- Arthur Rubinstein
- Jascha Heifetz, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London & Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Sir Simon Rattle