Jacqueline du Pre

I've bought and listened to the CD+DVD of an English cellist Jacqueline du Pre lately. (Legend : Jacqueline Du Pre . Brahms)

The performance is really fantastic especially the 2 sonatas of Johannes Brahms. I can feel the sadness flowing out from the strings indeed.

According to the introduction in the CD :

"Jacqueline du Pre was born in Oxford in 1945 into a musical family where everyone played an instrument. She could sing in tune before she could talk and when she was three she heard the cello on the radio and she wanted to "one of those". Her fourth birthday present was a full size cello, which she managed to play without difficulty"

Although Jacqueline was forced to resign due to her poor health in 1973, she was already a legend in the music history.

I highly recommend this CD "Brahms Cello Sonatas" by Jacqueline du Pre, piano by Daniel Barenboim and Israel Phiharmonic Orchestra.

More details of Jacqueline could be located at :

http://www.jose-sanchez-penzo.net/jdupre.html