Steven Schwartz wrote: >>Does anyone agree with me that Jaqueline du Pre's performance of Elgar >>cello conc. is the greatest one above all? Does anyone agree with me that >>Rostropovich's performance of Dvorak cello conc. (but also Tchaikowsky >>rococo variations) is the greatest one above all? ... > >No, in both cases. That is to say, I can think of performances as good or >which I prefer. I prefer Fournier and Szell's Dvorak and Beatrice Harrison >and Elgar's Elgar. Makes me feel better. I thought I was the only one in the world who didn't think the DuPre was Nirvana. I do like it quite a bit, but I've never really thought it was the best. I, too, like Harrison. Also Tortelier/Boult (I've never heard his other two--I think there are two), and Navarra/Barbirolli. Roger Hecht