Credits:

Jacqueline Du Pre

Description:

This is the first release in the "Sony Classical Masterpieces Collection 1000". This is a collection of works by Jacqueline du Pré, a female cellist who died prematurely of an incurable disease, and is considered to be one of the best performances she left behind during her short career. The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by her husband, Daniel Barenboim, provides excellent support for this collection, which fully expresses the sadness in the works. The sad melodies written by Elgar in mourning for the horrors of war overlap with the strange fate of du Prét, and are heartbreaking. (C)RS