Brahms: Cello Sonatas; Bruch: Kol Nidrei; Jacqueline Du Pre
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Orchestra: Jacqueline Du PreEdition: Music CD
Published: 2002
CD Release Date: 2002-05-07
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- Cello Sonata No.1 In E Minor, Op.38: I. Allegro Non Troppo
- Cello Sonata No.1 In E Minor, Op.38: II. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto
- Cello Sonata No.1 In E Minor, Op.38: III. Allegro
- Cello Sonata No.2 In F, Op.99: I. Allegro Vivace
- Cello Sonata No.2 In F, Op.99: II. Adagio Affettuoso
- Cello Sonata No.2 In F, Op.99: III. Allegro Passionato
- Cello Sonata No.2 In F, Op.99: IV. Allegro Molto
- Kol Nidrei - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Music reviews of Brahms: Cello Sonatas; Bruch: Kol Nidrei; Jacqueline Du Pre
Music Review: Well, maybe I am the purist here but these versions do little for me
Rating: 3 Stars
These rediscovered recordings of the Brahms sonatas differ rather markedly from the later studio recordings. Even more than the latter, these performances are intensely passionate, wildfire renderings of pain and anger and love. If emotional high-drama is what you are after, then these are certainly the performances for you. But it does come at a cost; one thing is that intonation isn't always trustworthy and that some details are lost. More seriously, these performances contain no shades or nuances - it is tearful lamentation and stormy zeal from the very first bar. Yes, the lines certainly sing, but in a manner - and with emphasis put in manners - that often make it sound like a parody of itself. The worst example is the first movement of the second sonata which is simply too fast and urgently pressed to make any impact at all, coming across as a mess of missed opportunities and questionable interpretive choices. On the other hand, there is certainly beauty to the proceedings and much to savor. I am more happy by the cello playing in Bruch's Kol Nidrei, which is beautiful and touching, but here du Pre is - as other reviewers point out - let down by the orchestra. The sound quality is a serious problem; these are mono recordings; the cello is very closely recorded and sounds hard and squeakish at more than one occasion, accompanied by a clanky, flat and banging piano - but in addition it sounds like a layer of wool had been put on top of everything to muffle out the sharpest edges. The effects are at their most disgraceful in the slow movements where all attempts at delicacy are lost. I guess, in the end, that the recordings were worth issuing, but I have to admit that they seem to be mostly for ardent fans of du Pre.
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