“She clearly was born to play the cello,” wrote the New York Times of Jacqueline Du Pré in 1967. Just five years later her career was cut tragically short by illness. This LP provides a treasurable memento of the “perfect balance of youth and maturity” that Du Pré’s teacher, William Pleeth, found in her playing: “She approached each new experience with spontaneous pleasure and enthusiasm.” Offering a vivid experience of her art in the concerto, not least her legendary Elgar, the album comprises recordings remastered in 24-BIT / 96kHz at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios

Daniel Barenboim wrote: "I have never encountered anyone for whom music was such a natural form of expression as it was for Jacqueline  She had a capacity to imagine sound such as I never met in any other musician."

"She clearly was born to play the cello," wrote the New York Times of Jacqueline Du Pré in 1967. Just five years later her career was cut tragically short by illness.

Musicians:
Jacquelin Du Pre, cello
London Symphony Orchestra - John Barbirolli, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Daniel Barenboim, conductor
New Philharmonic Orchestra - Daniel Barenboim, conductor
English Chamber Orchestra - Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Selections:
Side A:
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
1. I. Adagio - Moderato
2. II. Lento - Allegro molto
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, B191
3. III. Finale (Allegro moderato)

Side B:
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
1. I. Allegro non troppo
Robert Schumann (1810-1956)
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
2. II. Langsam - Etwas lebhafter - Schneller
3. III. Sehr lebhaft - (Cadenza) - Im Tempo - Schneller
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob. Vllb:1
4. III. Allegro molto