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# Elgar: Cello Concerto, Sea Pictures

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Elgar: Cello Concerto, Sea Pictures

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Outstanding performances of Elgar music
  

*by V***P on Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018*

This is the same re-mastered performance from the 
  
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     edition on EMI, here carried on by Warner Classics who seems to be re-releasing many of Du Pre’s LP’s back into the public. The re-mastered sound is good: full and detailed, and the orchestral sound (London SO for the Cello Concerto and Sea Pictures, Philharmonia for Cockaigne) seems to favor the brass (punchy in the foreground) during the big moments. The soloists are heard well over the orchestra, the Du Pre Davidov cello seems natural from an audience perspective, while Dame Janet Baker gets the benefit of a studio setting (Elgar orchestrates smartly by lightly scoring during the singing portions), where there is plenty of natural warmth to the recorded sound with an ever-so slight reverb as if in a hall.Elgar’s music is not all flash and explosions, and the works on this disc certainly explore this aspect; Elgar seems ready to explore the innermost soul of mankind, especially in the cello concerto, a dreary, emotional affair that starts and stops with cadenza-like musings rather than a vehicle to show off the soloist’s bravado (although there is some of that here). The Elgar Concerto is Jacqueline Du Pre’s calling card and brought the work back into the fray of the classical music world, and here she continues to display her unique abilities to emote in a visceral manner: a large Romantic sound that savors each musical moment.The Sea Pictures texts come from various sources (including Elgar’s wife) and show Elgar’s abilities with voice and melody. Baker handles the wide ranges with aplomb, enunciates the flowery texts crisply without being fussy (see Alice 
  
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     performance with Halle), and her golden-burnished singing quality is well-adhered to the stormy subject matter. In addition, Barbirolli leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in the Cockaigne Overture, which again, is not all dash and brio (see Sir Georg Solti’s 
  
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    ) compilation, but gets to the heart of the matter: an ode to London replete with blustery brass. Barbirolli is an obvious proponent of all of this music and each of the performers set a high bar to surpass on record. Now with re-mastering, this recording is the place to start with this music (and possibly no further). Highly recommended, along with quality liner notes (all about Sir John Barbirolli, but unfortunately do not include the words of Sea Pictures), good price, and great sound.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A Classic Elgar Recording
  

*by T***T on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2012*

Classical listeners who are just getting into Elgar will find that there are many recordings to choose from, but, in my estimate, this Barbirolli disc remains one of the best possible introductions a new listener to Elgar's music can find. One of the selling points for this recording is that both "Sea Pictures" and the "Cello Concerto" display two completely sides to the composer, which will help the listener grasp Elgar's unique sound-world with greater ease than simply trying to plow their way through the two symphonies, which, to someone new to Elgar, can be quite daunting.The "Cello Concerto" is a highly emotional work, but at it's core it's lyrical and filled with much beauty that it shouldn't be a problem for the listener to understand. The cello playing of Jacqueline du Pre, as noted by every review I've read of this recording, is exemplary. In fact, I read a story where world-renown cellist Mstislav Rostropovich said after he heard du Pre's performance, he immediately took it out of his repertoire. This is du Pre's second performance of the Elgar and, in my opinion, the finer of the two. I never liked Barenboim's conducting that much and feel he's out-of-place in Elgar's music. Barbirolli, on the other hand, is in-tune with Elgar and the emotional range this work needs to be successful in a performance. Barbirolli is no stranger to Elgar, in fact, he has recorded almost all of the orchestral works for EMI (
  
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    ). Anyway, this is the best "Cello Concerto" performance I've heard and while other performances that have come to fore lately (i. e. Heinrich Schiff/Elder, Watkins/A. Davis) demonstrate admirable virtuosity, they still don't erase my mind of du Pre's performance.The other main work here is "Sea Pictures" the only song-cycle Elgar wrote and it has this hazy, Impressionistic feel throughout. Critics and listeners continue to talk about Janet Baker's performance and it's hard to disagree with their continued praise. This is the best performance of "Sea Pictures" on record. There have been many other good ones (Greevy/Handley, Connolly/Wright, Palmer/Hickox), but no other vocalist has touched Baker yet. It also helps when you have sympathetic accompaniment from Barbirolli and the London Symphony Orchestra. I never heard "Where Corals Lie" have so much weight. The depth of feeling throughout the work is gorgeous and will leave you wanting more.There are many ways to obtain this recording. It's been reissued many, many times, but probably one of the best ways to acquire it is through Barbirolli's box set which I linked above. He was master in this music and in many respects all of his performances remain unchallenged.Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Arrived undamaged
  

*by C***Y on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022*

I wanted this particular recording with Jacqueline Du Pre but I was reluctant to order from Amazon. All other CDs arrived with copped or broken cases because of the soft packaging. This one came in the same padded envelope but arrived undamaged.

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