Barbirolli, du Pre: Elgar – Cello Concerto, Bach – Cello Suites no.1, 2 (FLAC)

Performer: Jacqueline du Pre
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Edward Elgar
Audio CD
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Testament
Size: 305 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

01. I. Adagio – Moderato
02. II. Lento – Allegro Molto
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo

05. I. Prelude
06. II. Allemande
07. III. Courante
08. IV. Sarabande
09. V. Menuetto I & II
10. VI. Gigue

11. I. Prelude
12. II. Allemande
13. III. Courante
14. IV. Sarabande
15. V. Menuetto I & II
16. VI. Gigue

Perhaps Even Better than the EMI Studio Recording

Du Pre’s earlier studio recording with Barbirolli and the LSO was a first choice for many, especially because it was coupled with Janet Baker’s performance of the Sea Pictures. But this live recording a year later, from Prague, also with Barbirolli, but conducting the BBCSO, is perhaps even better. DuPre seems even more intense, more focused and more exciting. The sonics are pretty good, too. Included are DuPre’s early attempts at some of the Bach Cello Suites — a fascinating document.