Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor: live recording, Berlin 1963

Two auspicious Berlin debuts from 1963. 19-year-old Du Pre's ardour and identification with Schumann's work is irresistable, while Gelber's Brahms reveals a sensitive talent. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 3rd Jun 2013
Catalogue No: AUDITE95622
Label: Audite
Length: 76 minutes

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Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Work length25:51

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Jacqueline du Pré (cello)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht
Recorded: 5 March 1963
Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Hochschule fur Musik, Berlin, Germany

I. Nicht zu schnell

Track length11:29

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$3.85

II. Langsam

Track length4:33

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$1.30

III. Sehr lebhaft

Track length9:49

$2.00

$2.60

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Work length50:33

Album only

Bruno Leonardo Gelber (piano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht
Recorded: 5 March 1963
Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Hochschule fur Musik, Berlin, Germany

I. Maestoso

Track length22:43

Album only

II. Adagio

Track length13:52

$3.00

$3.85

III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo

Track length13:58

$3.00

$3.85

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As part of its series of historic recordings, the audite label presents another notable jewel. On 5 March 1963 two great virtuosos made their Berlin débuts with orchestra in the same concert: the then 18-year-old cellist Jacqueline du Pré and the 22-year-old pianist Bruno Leonardo Gelber.

Du Pré’s interpretation of the Schumann Cello Concerto seems more vivid and contains greater contrasts even than her later recording of the work. With his reading of Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, Gelber communicates a conception of a large-scale work, shaping the inner contrasts and connections without ever losing sight of the overall coherence. For everyone who is interested in the history of interpretation, these two live documents of a great moment in Berlin’s post-war musical life are a must.

This CD forms part of our series “Legendary Recordings” and bears the stamp “1st Master Release”. This term stands for the exceptional quality of audite’s archive releases which are all, without exception, produced using original tapes from the radio archives. Usually, these are the original analogue tapes with tape speeds of up to 76 cm/s which are of astonishingly high quality, even by today’s standards. In addition, the process of re-mastering – executed with professional expertise and sensitivity – reveals hitherto hidden details of the interpretations, creating a sonic image of superior quality. CD releases produced from private recordings of radio broadcasts or old 78rpm records cannot match this level of sound quality.

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November 2013

Two auspicious Berlin debuts from 1963. 19-year-old Du Pre's ardour and identification with Schumann's work is irresistable, while Gelber's Brahms reveals a sensitive talent.

August 2013

With first-class liner notes this is an admirable release enshrining two youthful renditions. These are valuable documents that should be required listening for collectors of historical instrumental performances. The disc gave me a great deal of pleasure. The sound, as I mentioned earlier, is exceptional for its age, and allows the music to emerge with definition and clarity.

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