Saint-Saens & Dvorak - Cello Concertos - Jacqueline du Pre

On this CD:

I. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
with Jacqueline Du Pre
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

II. Cello Concerto in B minor, B. 191 (Op. 104)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Swedish Radio Orchestra
with Jacqueline Du Pre
Conducted by Sergiu Celibidache


Tracklist

1. Vc Con No.1 in a, Op.33: Allegro Non Troppo
2. Vc Con No.1 in a, Op.33: Allegretto Con Moto
3. Vc Con No.1 in a, Op.33: Molto Allegro
4. Vc Con in b, Op.104: Allegro
5. Vc Con in b, Op.104: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
6. Vc Con in b, Op.104: Finale: Allegro Moderato

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From Amazon.com This disc, recorded live toward the end of Jacqueline du Pré's grievously short career, displays both her irresistible magic--the sumptuous, warm tone, the spontaneous immediacy of expression, the technical and emotional risk-taking born of total faith in her talent and musical instincts--and her unbridled excesses: the liberties, the extreme tempi and tempo changes, the passionate abandon, the incessant slow, sentimental slides. These would be intolerable in a performer whose playing and personality had not been inexorably affected by personal tragedy, making it impossible to listen to her objectively. The Saint-Saëns is very fast, brilliant, and impetuous, with slashing accents and attacks, but the slow section is charmingly whimsical. Barenboim and the Philadelphians support her admirably. Du Pré's Dvorák is very expressive, with sometimes throbbing intensity, but the performance is surely the longest in human memory, though the booklet claims she did not resort to unduly slow tempi to achieve her effects. A check of the timings on other recordings(Fournier, with the same conductor, Casals, Navarra, Ma, Feuermann, and Wispelway) reveals differences of three and four minutes per movement. In truth, she milks the music; what saves her idiosyncratic approach is the utter emotional honesty behind the exaggerations. The orchestra is fabulous. Achieving extraordinary transparency, Celibidache brings out generally obscured lines and details; the winds are stunning. Du Pré's name does not appear on the cover picture, but her beauty, vitality, and radiant smile are enough to identify her--and break the heart. --Edith Eisler Chronique amazon.fr Un jour, Colette eut ce commentaire à propos du violoncelliste français Pierre Fournier : « Il chante mieux que tout ce qui chante. » De toute évidence, ce dithyrambe pourrait être aussi appliqué à la Britannique Jacqueline du Pré, disparue en 1987 en pleine force de l'âge, tant son jeu dégage une émotion prégnante qui demeure inégalée. On croyait tout connaître de cette musicienne hors pair… jusqu'à ce que Teldec débusque deux inédits radiophoniques : un concerto pour violoncelle de Dvorak sous-tendu par une tension permanente, et un autre de Saint-Saëns aux lignes épurées. Il faut dire que ces deux chefs-d'oeuvre bénéficient de la présence au pupitre de deux géants de la baguette : Daniel Barenboïm, l'ex-époux de la violoncelliste, et Sergiu Celibidache, figure incontestée d'une époque musicale révolue. --Pierre Guillaume

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More Info:
http://www.amazon.ca/Cello-Concerto-Saint-Saens-Camille-Saint-Saens/dp/B000050HHZ


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