'Play something for balance, say the end of the first movement of the F major. Something big'
Cellist Jacqueline du Pré and pianist Daniel Barenboim prepare to record Brahms's Cello Sonata no.2 and test for sound. Killing time between takes, du Pré plays the piano, with her husband looking over her shoulder.
Watch: Jacqueline du Pré performs the Elgar Cello Concerto
Read: Great Cellists: Jacqueline du Pré
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Empathetic arrangements and warm musicianship make this a must-hear
Although her professional career lasted just twelve years, the British musician became a legend in her own lifetime. Julian Haylock assesses her style and recorded legacy in this feature from June 2016
The British cellist is a long-standing teacher at the institution, with former students including Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Bernsted performs a solo work that she describes as having ‘complexity like a kaleidoscope’
Check out a string chamber version of Vaughan Williams’s beloved work for violin
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Oesi and pianist Andrea Vasi perform Bottesini’s Allegro Di Concerto ’Alla Mendelssohn,’ which was released as a single last week
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