Jacqueline du Pré brought such searing intensity and radiant joy to her cello playing that her impact endures, despite a career that was radically and tragically curtailed by illness before she turned 30.
This 40-CD set provides a survey of her greatest recorded performances of concer
Jacqueline du Pré brought such searing intensity and radiant joy to her cello playing that her impact endures, despite a career that was radically and tragically curtailed by illness before she turned 30.
This 40-CD set provides a survey of her greatest recorded performances of concertos - including her legendary Elgar with Sir John Barbirolli - chamber music (notably in collaboration with her husband, Daniel Barenboim) and solo pieces, among them Bach's sublime Cello Suite No. 1.