Composer: Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, Robert Schumann
Performer: Jacqueline du Pré
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029577508
Release: 2022
Size: 1.64 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
01. I. Nicht zu schnell
02. II. Langsam – Etwas lebhafter – Schneller
03. III. Sehr lebhaft
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33
04. I. Allegro non troppo
05. II. Allegretto con moto –
06. III. Un peu moins vite
It is good to be reminded of du Pré’s vivid, intense and joyful music-making” wrote Gramophone of this pairing of cello concertos by Schumann and Saint-Saëns. “[The Schumann] has that kind of spontaneous freedom of line that made her account of the Elgar so famous. Her delicacy of response in the slow movement is matched by a romantic flair which carries the outer movements along so admirably. Barenboim directs a sympathetic accompaniment, following her subtle manipulation of rubato with complete understanding.