Most, if not all, of these recordings have been released previously by EMI, while some of them - notably the 1965 Elgar Cello Concerto - have proved so popular that they have been continuously available since their initial release.
Despite the inevitable duplication - du Pre fans will almost certainly already have the Elgar and Haydn concertos - this is undoubtedly the definitive Jacqueline du Pre collection, providing 17 CDs of cello works by a huge array of composers from baroque ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful music played as only she could...
Du Pré did not live long enough to develop to the same level as Pablo Casals or Mstislav Rostropovich, but she was a truly great and individual voice, and deserves her place among the great cellists...
This box does what it says on the tin, 17 CDs of music, with few repetitions of repertoire).
There really is no point trying to pick out 'highlights' from this box, the performance standard from all concerned is that high, most obviously from her husband Daniel Barenboim.
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