Excerpt of the film jacqueline du pre and the elgar cello concerto beg5j4etwj0a0 edward elgars cello concerto, an excerpt. Jacqueline du pre and the elgar cello concerto 50 years on. In contrast with elgars earlier violin concerto, which is lyrical and passionate, the cello concerto is for the most part contemplative and. The following year she gave her first performance of elgars cello concerto a. This 17disc treasury unites her entire emi classics legacy and includes for the first time on cd two bach sonata movements from her 1962 debut recital for the label. The elgar who wrote the cello concerto was a different man to the elgar of the pomp marches.
Recorded live november 27, 2012 in necs jordan hall. Jacqueline du pres career, though tragically brief, coincided with a golden age of recording. Cello concerto, enigma variations, pomp and circumstance marches no. Lsojohn barbirolli 1965 emi 965 9322 some say its the redhot personality, others that its the du prebarenboim.
The schumann is tragic, but ends triumphantly, in a way that only du pre could make it sound like that. Paul tortelier 19141990, cello with sir adrian boult 18891983 conducting the london philharmonic orchestra. The work became rapidly and deeply associated with the british cellist, not least thanks to christopher nupens sensitive film of her performing it, but nearly 25 years after her untimely death. See more ideas about classical music, cello and cello music. Du pres career was cut tragically short by multiple sclerosis, forcing her to quit performing in 1973. The score calls for solo cello, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in a, 2 bassoons, 4. Edward elgar, john barbirolli, london symphony, jacqueline du pre, janet baker elgar. Royal wedding cellist sheku kannehmason records elgars.
London symphony orchestrasir john barbirolli warner classics 6230752. Elgar cello concerto jacqueline du pre cello duration. Sheku kannehmason has released elgars cello concerto with the london symphony orchestra and sir simon rattle, marking the young cellists second album on decca classics. For critics and public alike, her performances focused new attention on the inherent pathos in elgars melancholy masterpiece and had an emotional quality that has never been matched by anyone else. Elgar composed it in the aftermath of the first world war, when his music had already gone out of fashion with the concertgoing public. Sarah kirkup speaks to those closest to du pre to understand what makes her legacy so unique. In 1965, at age 20, du pre recorded the elgar concerto for emi with the london symphony orchestra and sir. Download and add to your collection while they are. Excerpt of the film jacqueline du pre and the elgar cello concerto edward elgars cello concerto, an excerpt. In this recording, cellist jacqueline du pre gives.
Edward elgar wrote his cello concerto in e minor, op. Dvoraks cello concerto is one of the greatest pieces in. In contrast with his dramatic violin concerto, the cello concerto is for the most part a contemplative piece. This recording of the elgar cello concerto by the then 20 year old jacqueline du pre with sir john barbirolli conduction the london s o is considered the definitive performance of this concerto. Buy mp3 music online jacqueline du pre elgar cello concerto in e minor, bach cello suites nos.
Elgar cello concerto jacqueline du pre cello youtube. Concerto in e minor for violoncello and orchestra, op. Edward elgar, john barbirolli, london symphony, jacqueline du. By then she was too ill to play, but when she sang the cello part, it was one of the most moving musical experiences i. Jackie, as she was called, was the greatest cellist of her generation, and many people consider her the finest interpreter of elgars cello concerto.
Quiet anguish in elgars cello concerto the concerto was the english composers last major work for orchestra, as well as his most confessional. Jacqueline du pres recording of elgars cello concerto with sir john barbirolli conducting the london symphony orchestra is widely recognized as the definitive recording of the elgar, the one against which all others are measured. The saintsaens is a less musically significant piece, but in du pres hands, it sounds like an important work. A truncated version had been recorded under the composers supervision, using the acoustic recording process, but it was not until the introduction of electrical recording in the mid1920s that large orchestral works of this kind could be adequately put on disc. Jacqueline du pre elgar cello concerto in e minor, bach. Du pre was instructing cello players in the elgars first movement. David loebel conducts the new england conservatory youth philharmonic orchestra and soloist sasha skolnikbrower in a performance of elgars concerto for cello in e minor. The rest is also excellent but buy it for the elgar. The best recordings of elgars cello concerto classical. Cellist jacqueline du pre records elgars cello concerto with conductor john barbirolli at kingsway hall in london, 1965. Jacqueline mary du pre, obe 26 january 1945 19 october 1987 was a british cellist. The 2016 proms shine a light on the cello, beginning with an english masterpiece. Edward elgars cello concerto received its first complete recording in 1928.
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