Anyone out there who, like me , were fortunate enough to see and hear Jacqueline DuPre play live would perhaps agree that it was not just her technical brilliance which made her great but also the unbounded enthusiasm she brought to a performance. It was evident to all in the audience that she loved performing. Incidentally it was the Haydn I heard her play not the much vaunted Elgar.
Jacqueline Du Pre (cellist) New Box Set
The Complete Warner Recordings
Box Set description at Presto Music
There is a new box set from the great cellist Jacqueline Du Pre.
Note that this is a different box set from the 17 Cd collection issued in 2007 by EMI Classics, which if memory serves only covered the recordings available from EMI in CD format.
Not familiar with Jackie? Check out this short film...
Tribute to Jacqueline du Pré | by AllegroFilms
Radio Times Ad has a complete list of the set contents.
There is a recent article in The Telegraph news paper by Simon Heffer which begins...
"Will any cellist ever match Jacqueline du Pré?
Jacqueline du Pré’s 1965 account of the Elgar Cello Concerto makes any later recording of it redundant"
Sadly I do not have a subscription so will have to ask any readers of this publication to summarize his points. Personally I always have enjoyed listening to other artists perform the Elgar. I do agree that Jackie’s is always my reference point as it takes my breath away.
BTW - The new set is marked as REMASTERED.