JACQUELINE DU PRE IN PORTRAIT (NTSC)

Jacqueline du Pre

Jacqueline du Pre's extraordinary career was cut cruelly short by illness in 1973 when she was only 28 years old. When she died 14 years later, she remained as vibrant a figure in the public mind as she had been at the pinnacle of her career. Award winning film-maker Christopher Nupen succeeded in capturing the spirit of one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century in his classic documentary (restored and digitally re-mastered for DVD), Jacqueline du Pre and the Elgar Cello Concerto. This DVD portrait also offers Nupen's film The Ghost, featuring a performance of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 5.

WITH FULL PERFORMANCES
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 - with Daniel Barenboim conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op 70, No 1, The Ghost - with Daniel Barenboim (piano) and
Pinchas Zukerman (violin)

Region Code All regions
Running time 155 mins
Picture format 4:3/16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format LPCM Stereo
Menu languages EN
Subtitle languages FR/D/ES
Cat. No OA CN0902 D
Barcode 809478009023
Dimensions (mm) W135 H190 D15

REVIEWS

'...the most vivid portrait of a musician I have yet seen on television'
- The Guardian
'I would never have thought that a programme about a cellist could be so enthralling'
- The Sun
'...easily the most stirring music programme of the year and I hope it will be repeated'
- The Telegraph
'Christopher Nupen's filming of The Ghost trio... is the most successful translation of musical performance onto the screen that I have ever seen'
-Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (Opera & film director)

PLUS

• Personal introductions by Christopher Nupen
• ALLEGRO MOLTO - Allegro Films compilation
• Jacqueline du Pre photo gallery from the film
• Full colour 24 page booklet in English, French and German