CD audio

Sir Malcolm Sargent

Helena Döse, Alfreda Hodgson, Robert Tear, Sean Rae, Sir Simon Rattle, Susan Tomes (piano), Timothy Boulton (viola), Richard Lester (violoncello), Krysia Osostowicz (violin), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Ian Bostridge (tenor), Antonio Pappano (piano), Gerald Moore (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Gerald Moore (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Maria Callas, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Placido Domingo, Barbara Hendricks, Montserrat Caballe

Jacqueline Du Pre brought such searing intensity and radiant joy to her cello playing that, despite a career that was tragically curtailed by multiple sclerosis, continues to impact musicians today. This luxury boxed set, released in 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of her death, is a 17-CD treasury uniting du Pré’s entire EMI Classics legacy and includes – for the first time on CD – two Bach sonata movements from her 1962 debut recital recording. Mastered at Abbey Road, the collection also features a 32-page booklet detailing the life and art of du Pré. Included in the collection is her legenedary 1965 recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor conducted by Sir John Barbirolli – to which many have described as the definitive” interpretation.