Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I. Adagio - Moderato
2. II. Lento - Allegro Molto
3. III. Adagio
4. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
5. Lento - Con Moto Tranquillo - Lento - Con Moto Tranquillo - Allegramente
6. I. Allegro Non Troppo
7. II. Allegretto Con Moto
8. III. Allegro Non Troppo

Disc 2:

1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
3. III. Finale: Allegro Moderato
4. Silent Woods
5. I. Nicht Zu Schnell
6. II. Langsam - Etwas Lebhafter - Scheller
7. III. Sehr Lebhaft - Cadenza - Tempo I

Disc 3:

1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Allegro Non Tanto
4. I. Allegro Moderato
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Rondo: Allegro
7. I. Moderato
8. II. Adagio
9. III. Allegro Molto

Disc 4:

1. I. Allegro Moderato
2. II. Allegro Con Brio
3. III. Largo
4. IV. Finale: Allegro
5. I. Allegro Ben Moderato
6. II. Allegro
7. III. Recitativo - Fantasia: Molto Lento
8. IV. Allegretto Poco Mosso
9. Kol Nidrei

Disc 5:

1. I. Prelude
2. II. Allemande
3. III. Courante
4. IV. Sarabande
5. V. Menuetto I & II
6. VI. Gigue
7. I. Prelude
8. II. Allemande
9. III. Courante
10. IV. Sarabande
11. V. Menuetto I & II
12. VI. Gigue
13. I. Grave
14. II. Allegro
15. III. Sarabande
16. IV. Allegro

Disc 6:

1. I. Adagio Sostenuto
2. II. Allegro
3. III. Allegro Vivace
4. I. Adagio Sostenuto Ed Espressivo
5. II. Allegro Molto Piu Tosto Presto
6. III. Rondo: Allegro
7. I. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
8. II. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
9. III. Adagio Cantabile -- Allegro Vivace

Disc 7:

1. I. Andante -- Allegro Vivace
2. II. Adagio - Tempo D'Andante - Allegro Vivace
3. I. Allegro Con Brio
4. II. Adagio Con Molto Sentimento D'Affetto
5. III. Allegro - Allegro Fugato
6. 12 Variations In G Wo045 On 'See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus
7. 7 Variations In E Flat Wo046 On 'Bei Mannern' From Mozart's Die Zauberflote
8. 12 Variations In F Op.66 On 'Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen' From Mozart's Die Zauberflote

Disc 8:

1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio Cantabile
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai - Trio
4. IV. Finale: Presto
5. I. Adagio - Allegro Vivace
6. II. Largo Con Espressione
7. III. Scherzo: Allegro & Trio
8. IV. Finale: Presto
9. 14 Variations In E Flat

Disc 9:

1. I. Allegro Con Brio
2. II. Andante Cantabile Con Variazioni
3. III. Menuetto: Quasi Allegro & Trio
4. IV. Finale: Prestissimo
5. I. Allegro Moderato
6. II. Scherzo: Allegro & Trio
7. III. Andante Cantabile
8. IV. Allegro Moderato
9. Piano Trio In B Flat Wo039 - Allegretto
10. Piano Trio In E Flat Hess 84 - Allegretto

Disc 10:

1. I. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
2. II. Largo Assai Ed Espressivo
3. III. Presto
4. I. Poco Sostenuto - Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
5. II. Allegretto
6. III. Allegretto, Ma Non Troppo
7. IV. Finale: Allegro
8. 10 Variations On Muller's Song 'Ich Bin Der Schneider Kakadu'

Disc 11:

1. I. Allegro Moderato
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo & Trio
3. III. Finale: Presto
4. I. Allegro Con Brio
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Tema: 'Pria Ch'Io L'Impregno' (Allegretto)
7. I. Prelude
8. II. Air
9. III. Sarabande
10. IV. Chaconne Legere
11. V. Le Je-Ne-Scay-Quoy (Gayement)

Disc 12:

1. Introduction: Don Quixote Sinks Into Madness
2. Theme: Don Quixote And Sancho Panza
3. Variation I: The Adventure With the Windmills
4. Variation II: The Battle With the Sheep
5. Variation III: Discourse Between Knight And Squire
6. Variation IV: The Adventure With the Pilgrims
7. Variation V: The Knight's Vigil
8. Variation VI: The Meeting With Dulcinea
9. Variation VII: The Ride Through the Air
10. Variation VIII: The Voyage In the Enchanted Boat
11. Variation IX: The Combat With the Two Magicians
12. Variation X: The Defeat Of Don Quixote
13. Finale: Don Quixote's Death
14. I. Prelude: Lento - Allegro Maestoso
15. II. Intermezzo: Andantino Con Moto
16. III. Introduction: Andante - Allegro Vivace

Disc 13:

1. I. Allegro Non Troppo
2. II. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto & Trio
3. III. Allegro
4. I. Allegro Vivace
5. II. Adagio Affettuoso
6. III. Allegro Passionato
7. IV. Allegro Molto
8. I. Allegro Moderato - Cadenza - Tempo I
9. II. Adagio Non Troppo
10. III. Rondo: Allegro - Cadenza - Tempo I

Disc 14:

1. I. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
3. III. Adagio Cantabile
4. IV. Allegro Vivace
5. I. Allegro Con Brio
6. II. Adagio Con Molto Sentimento D'Affetto
7. III. Allegro - Allegro Fugato
8. El Pano Moruno
9. Asturiana
10. Jota
11. Nana
12. Cancion
13. Polo

Disc 15:

1. I. Allegro Non Troppo
2. II. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto & Trio
3. III. Allegro
4. I. Allegro Vivace
5. II. Adagio Affettuoso
6. III. Allegro Passionato
7. IV. Allegro Molto
8. Kol Nidrei

Disc 16:

1. I. Allegro Vivace
2. II. Adagio Affettuoso
3. III. Allegro Passionato
4. IV. Allegro Molto
5. I. Pezzo Elegiaco (Moderato Assai - Allegro Giusto)
6. II. Teme Con Variazioni

Disc 17:

1. Sicilienne
2. I. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
3. II. Lebhaft, Leicht - Coda: Nach Und Nach Ruhiger
4. III. Rasch Und Mit Feuer - Coda: Schneller
5. Song Without Words In D
6. Elegie In C Minor
7. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue In C - Adagio
8. Carnaval Des Animaux - Le Cygne
9. Suite Populaire Espagnole - Jota
10. II Scherzo: Pizzicato
11. IV. Marcia
12. Sicilienne
13. I. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
14. II. Lebhaft, Leicht - Coda: Nach Und Nach Ruhiger
15. III. Rasch Und Mit Feuer - Coda: Schneller

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1463 in Music
• Released on: 2007-10-22
• Number of discs: 17
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: 1.11 pounds
• Running time: 1167 minutes

Customer Reviews

A definitive collection

Most, if not all, of these recordings have been released previously by EMI, while some of them - notably the 1965 Elgar Cello Concerto - have proved so popular that they have been continuously available since their initial release.

Despite the inevitable duplication - du Pre fans will almost certainly already have the Elgar and Haydn concertos - this is undoubtedly the definitive Jacqueline du Pre collection, providing 17 CDs of cello works by a huge array of composers from baroque (Bach and Handel) to Beethoven and the romantics and modernists such as Chopin & Bruch. There are no fewer than 25 different composers represented.

The set really does demonstrate the versatility of the cellist, with so many works which have been overlooked it's the best set I've seen to do real justice to one of the 20th centuries most famous and enigmatic performers.

The 17 CDs are nicely supplied in card sleeves and a compact box just 5cm thick, with a 24 page (20 in English) booklet detailing performers, performing dates, venues. Sadly lacking however is a good informative biography of du Pre's life, which is surely an essential requirement of a comprehensive set like this?

Top marks though for a complete set of recordings, well packaged & presented.

A wonderful set
I agree completely with the enthusiastic reviews here. This is an absolutely outstanding set, at an amazingly low price. Jacqueline du Pré was a truly remarkable musician, and her verve, thoughtfulness and sheer brilliance show in every one of these fine recordings. It is true that the notes are basic at best, but at this price for 17 superb CDs I don't think one can carp. Don't hesitate - it's a fantastic set.

Here's a (fairly complete) list of the works included:

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Delius: Cello Concerto
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.33
Saint-Saens: Carnaval des animaux - Le cynge
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104
Dvorak: Silent Woods Op.68
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op.73
Monn: Cello Concerto in G minor
Haydn: the two Cello Concertos
Beethoven: Variations, all the Piano Trios an all the Cello Sonatas (with Barenboim and Zukerman)
Brahms: the three Cello Sonatas
J S Bach: Cello Suites Nos.1&2; Viola da gamba Sonata No.2 in D;
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65
Franck: Cello Sonata in A (arr. Delsart)
Handel: Sonata in G minor HWV287 (arr. J W Slatter)
F Couperin: Les Gouts-Reunis (1724) - Treizieme Concert a deux instruments a l'unisson
R Strauss: Don Quixote, Op.35
Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor
Boccherini: Cello Concerto No.9 in B Flat G.482 (Cadenzas by Grützmacher)
Bruch: Kol Nidrei Op.47
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50
Mendelssohn: Song without Words in D, Op.109
Faure: Elegie in C minor, Op.24
Falla: Suite populaire espagnole - Jota (arr. Maurice Marechal)
Britten: Cello Sonata in C, Op.65 : II - Scherzo: Pizzicato / IV - Marcia
Paradis: Sicilienne (arr. Dushkin)

Beautiful music played as only she could...
Du Pré did not live long enough to develop to the same level as Pablo Casals or Mstislav Rostropovich, but she was a truly great and individual voice, and deserves her place among the great cellists...

This box does what it says on the tin, 17 CDs of music, with few repetitions of repertoire).

There really is no point trying to pick out 'highlights' from this box, the performance standard from all concerned is that high, most obviously from her husband Daniel Barenboim.

The remastered sound is excellent and suitably full bodied. The sturdy box is nicely compact.

The booklet, however, is frankly woeful. Track list/recording details, and a (thankfully) short, embarrassingly gushing 'tribute' by one Mr Nupen which, if you started knowing nothing about Du Pre, you would finish it in much the same state. And that's your lot. I know this is a budget release, but Du Pre deserves better than Mr Nupen's drivel.

But the music is such that even this is soon forgotten...

All in all a highly recommended box set for all lovers of good music.