Brahms: The Two Cello Sonatas by Jacqueline du Pre and Daniel

Brahms: The Two Cello Sonatas by Jacqueline du Pre and Daniel Barenboim

Jacqueline du PrÃ© and Daniel Barenboim were married in 1967. One of the first things they did as a couple was make this recording of the Brahms sonatas (when it was finished, in 1968, Du PrÃ© was only 23, Barenboim an old man of 25). Their collaboration is an intense one, both in the dark, melancholy E minor work and in the passionate F major sonata, which receives a fulminant performance here, even if its scherzo sounds rather elephantine. Du PrÃ© is quite rough much of the time, but her tone is huge and she wrings incredible expression out of every gesture; Barenboim is musically and sonically in the background, which under the circumstances is fine. Excellently remastered, though at a high level, the analog recording has striking immediacy and depth. --Ted Libbey
Country USA
Manufacturer EMI Studio
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 077776329826
Model 077776329826
ReleaseDate 1989-11-14
UnitCount 1
UPCs 077776329826
EANs 0077776329826

Brahms: The Two Cello Sonatas by Jacqueline du Pre and Daniel Barenboim