Irene:
>Does anyone agree with me that Jaqueline du Pre's performance of Elgar
>cello conc. is the greatest one above all?
She has recorded it with Barbirolli and with Barenboim. I like the
Barbirolli a lot. It is the greatest performance that I know but also the
only one. They say that Barenboim is better. Who cares? This comparing
habit is useless. I feel that every performance enlightens a different
aspect of a work. Comparing means quantifying it. Art cannot be
quantified.
Anyway, I share you enthusiasm about the du Pre (with Barbirolli)
performance. JdP has made me start to like Elgar. She is very passionate,
that's why.
Frank