*Classical

Когато английската виолончелистка Жаклин дю Пре почина през 1987 г., само на 42 години, светът на музиката загуби една от най-харизматичните си личности. За да отбележи 30-ата годишнина от нейната смърт, се издава колекция от най-великите моменти от нейната дискография под заглавието The Heart of the Cello - като двоен албум на CD и на винил в най-съвременен ремастеринг. И двете конфигурации започват, разбира се, с нейния най-известен запис - концертът за виолончело от нейния сънародник Едуард Елгар.

Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Gerald Moore (piano), Roy Jesson (organ), Ronald Kinloch Anderson (harpsichord), Osian Ellis (harp), John Williams (guitar)

Jacqueline du Pre, Daniel Barenboim

Taken from concert performances in Strasbourg that were described as “the musical event of the year”, this recording of Berlioz’s epic Les Troyens presents the score absolutely complete. John Nelson, unrivalled in his authority in this mighty work, conducts a cast led by Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Cassandre, Joyce DiDonato as Didon and Michael Spyres as Énée.

This new Erato recording of the complete, uncut score of Les Troyens is drawn from two concert performances that took place over the Easter weekend in April 2017 in the city of Strasbourg in eastern France. A magnificent cast of singers, predominantly Francophone, assembled under the baton of John Nelson, an acknowledged master of Berlioz’s music who has conducted Les Troyens more frequently than anyone else over a period of more than 40 years; he made his name with the piece when he led performances at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1974 and enjoyed great acclaim for a production at the Frankfurt Opera shortly before the Strasbourg concerts.

• DVD Bonus: highlights from Live concert April 15th - 85 min.