New deluxe collector's editions on vinylNew deluxe collector's editions on vinyl
| The Heart of the Cello
| | | Today marks 30 years since the death of Jacqueline du Pré, on 19 October, 1987. "She clearly was born to play the cello," wrote The New York Times when she was just 22 years old. Five years later her career was cut tragically short by illness. This collector's LP offers a vivid experience of Jacqueline du Pré's art in the concerto, not least her legendary Elgar, with all recordings remastered in 24-BIT / 96kHz at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios. | |
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| Five Classic LPs
| | | This newly-assembled 5LP collection of masterworks for cello and orchestra spans three centuries of music. It includes the Elgar Concerto, so closely associated with du Pré, and a 1968 recording of Strauss’s Don Quixote which, after a complex genesis, was not released until 1995, the height of the CD era. Now, it makes its first appearance on LP. The ultimate tribute to Jacqueline du Pré's artistry. | |
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| Recital
| Bach, Bruch, Mendelssohn et al
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| | “Her ability to communicate her art to her audience was uncanny. Besides her flawless and effortless technique, her command of an enormous array of colours was quite phenomenal,” says the great violinist Itzhak Perlman, who knew du Pré well. Perlman’s words are borne out by this recital of popular works, in which du Pré’s partners include guitarist John Williams and pianist Gerald Moore. | |
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| | | Dvořák Cello Concerto | | | “Jackie was always the most exciting cellist,” Yo-Yo Ma, du Pré’s fellow-cellist, has said. “It would be hard to think of another that took as many risks as she did … There is no other artist who can transfer that sense of excitement onto vinyl.” Here, with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, du Pré performs the most widely-loved of all cello concertos, Dvořák’s lyrical and stirring epic. | |
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| | Schumann & Saint-Saëns Concertos
| | | “[The Schumann] has that kind of spontaneous freedom of line that made her account of the Elgar so famous. Her delicacy of response in the slow movement is matched by a romantic flair which carries the outer movements along so admirably. Barenboim directs a sympathetic accompaniment, following her subtle manipulation of rubato with complete understanding.” -Gramophone | |
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| “Playing lifts you out of yourself into a delirious place.” -Jacqueline du Pré (1945-87)
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