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Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; Cockaigne Overture | 
 enlarge | Creators: Jacqueline Du Pre, Edward Elgar, John Barbirolli, Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
Buy Used: $42.86
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 122711
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 62887
UPC: 724356288720
EAN: 0724356288720
ASIN: B0002VEQGG
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | I. Adagio - Moderato | | • | II. Lento - Allegro molto | | • | III. Adagio | | • | IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo | | • | I. Sea Slumber-Song | | • | II. In Haven (Capri) | | • | III. Sabbath Morning at Sea | | • | IV. Where Corals Lie | | • | V. The Swimmer |
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| Similar Items:
| • | Great Recordings Of The Century - Elgar: Violin Concerto, 'Enigma' Variations / Elgar, Menuhin | | • | Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann | | • | Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky / Karajan, Rostropovich, | | • | Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches; Enigma Variations; Cockaigne Overture | | • | Jacqueline du Pre - a lasting inspiration |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This is rightly regarded as the finest recording of Elgar's attractive and elegiac Cello Concerto. It's held in almost irrationally high esteem in the UK, largely because of the universal affection for Jacqueline Du Pre, the wife of Daniel Barenboim, whose early death from multiple sclerosis cut short what would have been a stellar career. This disc is equally noteworthy for Janet Baker's magnificent singing of the Sea Pictures, the composer's only orchestral song cycle. It's not Elgar's fault if the tune of the last song sounds like an excessively inflated version of "Hello, Dolly!" A classic then, even if neither work is a raging masterpiece. --David Hurwitz
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| Customer Reviews:
Legendary performances August 11, 2007
Naomi Ridout (Ontario, Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Quite simply, this is my top desert island disc. Despite better recording techniques, recent performances cannot come close to the controlled emotions and virtuosity of Baker and De Pre. I cannot imagine an Elgar lover who would not want to own this, and play it all the time!
Wonderful performances and remastering February 19, 2007
Yi-Peng (Singapore)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This legendary Du Pre recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto is certainly one of the titles I've been waiting to see in the Great Recordings of the Century. Du Pre gives a passionate reading of the concerto, capturing all the pathos in this immensely tragic work, with able support from Barbirolli and the London Symphony Orchestra, drawing upon his expertise in this music. Barbirolli and the LSO also ably support Dame Janet Baker in her rendition of the Sea Pictures. Dame Janet sings with a light touch and a tonal beauty that befits the music, and one can hear everyone making the most of this underrated Elgar work and unearthing the many nuances in his depiction of the sea.
You'll wonder what the Cello Concerto and the Sea Pictures have in common besides boasting great performances in this disc. Well, from my reading of it, they both harbour sentiments of unpredictability in life. The Cello Concerto is laden with yearning for a lost world, a world torn apart by the First World War, and the Sea Pictures features some depictions of how the sea destroys love.
As expected, this reissue in the Great Recordings of the Century series offers the best remastering that these performances could ever deserve. They emerge as if they were clean, full and vibrant recordings that sound like they were only recorded yesterday. My only quibble is that the CD producers decided to throw in the Cockaigne Overture, which is a rather frivolous piece in relation to the deep, sober mood of the original record. I know that we must get bang for our dollars with the capacity of a CD, but the Cockaigne really spoils the mood of the other two pieces. Thankfully the listener can programme it out and get to the Concerto and the Sea Pictures.
But don't let this deter you from grabbing a copy of this legendary recording that surely deserves its coveted place in this superb EMI series.
DuPre at her best February 19, 2007
Marcus Aurelius (PA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Elgar belongs to no other. Jackie may have been a bit high-strung, but there's more emotion in this recording that one can find in any other recording of anything in the universe.
Don't even think about buying another performance! September 27, 2006
S. Heinen (Tulsa, OK United States)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
... unless you already have this one and want to appreciate it even more!
This is Du Pre's signature piece and she OWNS it.
And Janet Baker, knowing she is dying of cancer, sings Sea Pictures like there is literally no tomorrow.
This is one of those rare recordings where the planets perfectly align to give you music, performers, recording and MOMENT that together exceed the sum of the parts.
Sea Pictures, a life changing event, Lord Elgar, I worship thee! January 1, 2006
Muogin (California)
2 out of 32 found this review helpful
Hello my name is Marcus. You may remember me from such films as the Flintsto... well I'll save my Troy McKlure impersonation for later. Right now its all about Elgar. Or should I say "SIR" Edward Elgar.
The rules for entry into my own "Immortal Composers Club" are insanely strict. I myself a music instructor, composer recording artist have not even been allowed in the club officially as a member yet. I'm like an apprentice to these masters. Or dare I say I am a "padawan learner" still learning.
The Yoda master of the club is of course J.S. Bach, the Obi-Wan of the club, easily Elgar. Myself a practitioner of the archaic non-commercial art of "Art Song" have been moved to tears a few times by both Elgars Sea Pictures and the flawless mezzo performance on this awesome recording. Everything on the CD is of course great but in my opinion the Sea Pictures is one of the greatest art song cycles in human history.
Myself just completing my first modern art song cycle called " Harmonious Haiku " (which you can check out with any basic Google search,) can greatly appreciate the unfortunately to unappreciated form of Art Song.
Sea Pictures is one of my favorites of the Genre. Forget the movies, forget drug store fiction, put on some Sea Pictures, close your eyes and experience what song writing could have been if not for the L. A. Record companies and the well I can't say "Fab" but you know, those four guys with the hair.
Elgar is how a real Englishman makes music! Ride on Brother! Ride on!
Thank you,
Your friend in great music
~ MarcusUnlimited :)
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