Irene Scopelliti ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >Does anyone agree with me that Jaqueline du Pre's performance of Elgar >cello conc. is the greatest one above all? Yes, lots of people, although I'm not one of them. I still think that the 1928 recording by Beatrice Harrison and the composer has the edge. >Does anyone agree with me that Rostropovich's performance of Dvorak cello >conc. (but also Tchaikowsky rococo variations) is the greatest one above >all? Looking for an exchange of opinions, Well, did't MS record the Dvorak several times? Do any of them surpass the Casals/Czech PO/Szell recording from 1937? Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]