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Jacqueline Mary du Pré OBE (26 January 1945 – 19 October 1987) was a British cellist, widely regarded as one of the prominent cellists of the 20th century.Born in Oxford, she began studying at the Guildhall School of Music in the mid-1950s with William Pleeth, earning the school's Gold Medal in 1960.
Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last major completed work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. Elgar composed it in the aftermath of the First World War, when his music had already become out of fashion with the concert-going public. In contrast with Elgar's earlier Violin Concerto, which is lyrical and ...
Originally, Elgar's Cello Concerto was not included, but Marston decided to include a scene with Barenboim conducting du Pré the concerto, which never happened. Upon Barenboim's approval, Feeney rewrote the score. [4] In the final product, the Elgar concerto is featured prominently. [1]
Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto received its first complete recording in 1928. A truncated version had been recorded under the composer's supervision, using the acoustic recording process, but it was not until the introduction of electrical recording in the mid-1920s that large orchestral works of this kind could be adequately put on disc.
The Cello Concerto was written for a Prom Concert held on 3 September 1964 [5] [23] where it was introduced to the world by Jacqueline du Pré and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Norman Del Mar (at the same concert, du Pré played Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto with the same orchestra under Sir Malcolm Sargent, the year before she made her ...
In 2021, the Barbirolli Society released a live recording of the Sibelius Concerto with the Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli, coupled with the Elgar Cello Concerto played by Jacqueline du Pre, in a 2-disc set, the Sibelius on audio CD and also DVD, from a BBC Broadcast of 1964. [citation needed]