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| |  | The Sound of Jacqueline Du Pré
Bach, J S: | Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007 | Beethoven: | Variations (12) on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66 | Boccherini: | Cello Concerto No. 9 in B flat major, G 482 | Brahms: | Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 | Bruch: | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 | Falla: | Suite populaire espagnole: Jota | Fauré: | Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 | Haydn: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 | Monn: | Cello Concerto in G minor | Saint-Saëns: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 |
This 4-CD set provides a survey of her greatest recorded performances of concertos, chamber music and solo pieces CD 1 begins with the legendary 1965 recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. This is followed by the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1 and the Schumann Cello Concerto, both given poised and committed performances by du Pré in 1968 with the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim. CD 2 opens with du Pré’s spirited interpretation of the Haydn Cello Concerto in C and the first movement of Boccherini’s Cello Concerto in B flat, two masterpieces of the Classical era, with the English Chamber Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim. In between is the Cello Concerto in G minor by Matthias Monn, a work that bridges the gap between Baroque and Classical, recorded here with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir John Barbirolli. The CD finishes with the Finale from Dvorák’s magnificent Cello Concerto in B minor, one of the towering masterpieces of the cello repertoire, recorded in the USA with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Barenboim. CD 3 presents du Pré in chamber music, starting with the opening movements from two of Beethoven’s best-known piano trios: the ‘Ghost’ and the ‘Archduke’, with her regular chamber music partners, the violinist Pinchas Zukerman and Daniel Barenboim in the role of pianist. This is followed by the first movement from Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No.5 in D, this time with the pianist Stephen Kovacevich, who was du Pré’s regular piano partner before she met Daniel Barenboim. Next come movements from the Cello Sonatas by Chopin and Franck with Daniel Barenboim, which were the last two works that du Pré recorded in the studio in December 1971. The disc ends with a complete performance of the first of Brahms’s Cello Sonatas, a work that du Pré brings vividly to life, together with her pianist partner and husband, Daniel Barenboim. In CD 4 we hear Jacqueline du Pré as a consummate solo performer, starting with the famous Suite for Solo Cello No.1 in G by J. S. Bach, originating in a BBC recording from January 1962 at the very beginning of du Pré’s career. Most of the works heard on this CD are relatively short, including the inevitable ‘Swan’ from Saint-Saëns’ ‘Le Carnaval des animaux’ and the beautiful ‘Elégie’ by Fauré, but there are also two substantial works in Beethoven’s elaborate Variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte’ and a deeply felt performance of Bruch’s moving Kol nidrei accompanied at the piano by Gerald Moore. The programme concludes with the ‘Jota’ from Suite populaire espagnole by Manuel de Falla, with John Williams providing a colourful accompaniment on guitar.
Jacqueline du Pré brought such searing intensity and radiant joy to her cello playing that her impact endures, despite a career that was radically and tragically curtailed by illness before she turned 30. She was born in Oxford on 26 January 1945 into a middle-class family in which music was important: her mother was a fine pianist and a gifted teacher. Just before her fifth birthday, when she was already showing musical promise, she heard the sound of a cello on the radio and the course of her life was set. She studied at Herbert Walenn’s London Violoncello School and at ten became a pupil of William Pleeth, who had himself studied with Julius Klengel. In 1956 she was awarded the Suggia Gift; in 1959 she gave her first public performance of the Elgar Concerto; in 1960 she won the Queen’s Prize and in 1961 she made a successful London recital début. She studied briefly with Casals in Switzerland, Tortelier in Paris and Rostropovich in Moscow and gradually consolidated her reputation at home. She began recording for EMI in 1962 and by 1965, when her famous disc of the Elgar Concerto was made, she was a star. That year she made her American début and in 1967 she married the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim. In July 1971, when she should have been at her peak, she began suffering seriously from a mysterious ailment which had already intermittently affected her playing. Eventually multiple sclerosis was diagnosed and, after a cruel series of remissions and relapses typical of that illness, in 1973 she retired. Gradually her health deteriorated, and she died in London on 19 October 1987. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Jacqueline du Pré: The Complete EMI Recordings
Bach, J S: | Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007 7 January 1962, BBC Studios, London Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008 26 January 1962, BBC Studios, London Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV1028 15 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Ronald Kinloch Anderson Adagio (from Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV564) 15 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Roy Jesson | Beethoven: | Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5 (complete) and variations Recorded live: 25-26 August 1970, Usher Hall, Edinburgh Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 1 in Eb major, Op. 1 No. 1 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 1 No. 2 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 'Variations on an Original Theme' 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke' 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 9 in B flat major, WoO 39 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Allegretto in E flat major for Piano Trio, Hess 48 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 'The Ghost' 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Variations in G major on Wenzel Muller's Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu, Op. 121a 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 8 in E flat major, WoO 38 29, 30 December 1969 & 3 January 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Pinchas Zukerman (violin) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11 'Gassenhauer', for clarinet, cello & piano 30 January & 30 March 1970, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gervase de Peyer (clarient) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1 11 December 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Daniel Barenboim (piano) Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 19-23 December 1965, Abbey Road Studios, Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich (piano) Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2 19-23 December 1965, Abbey Road Studios, Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich (piano) | Boccherini: | Cello Concerto No. 9 in B flat major, G 482 17 & 24 April 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | Brahms: | Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 20 May & 18 August 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Daniel Barenboim (piano) Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 20 May & 18 August 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Daniel Barenboim (piano) Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 April 1968, London Daniel Barenboim (piano) Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 April 1968, London Daniel Barenboim (piano) Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival: 3 September 1962, Freemason's Hall Ernest Lush (piano) | Britten: | Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65 25 February 1965, BBC Studios, London Stephen Kovacevich (piano) | Bruch: | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 15 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gerald Moore (piano) Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 June 1968, London Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | Chopin: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 10-11 December 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Daniel Barenboim (piano) | Couperin, F: | Concert No. 13 (les Goûts réunis) in G major, à deux instrumens à l’unisson 17 March 1963, BBC Studios, London William Pleeth | Delius: | Cello Concerto 12 & 14 January 1965, Kingsway Hall, London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 11 November 1970, Medinah Temple, Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5 11 November 1970, Medinah Temple, Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 19 August 1965, Kingsway Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Falla: | Suite populaire espagnole 22 March 1961, BBC Studios, London Ernest Lush Jota (No. 4 from Siete canciones populares españolas) 21 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London John Williams (piano) | Fauré: | Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 1 April 1969, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gerald Moore (piano) | Franck, C: | Cello Sonata in A major (arr. Delsart) 10-11 December 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Daniel Barenboim (piano) | Handel: | Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287 )arr. J W Slatter) 22 March 1961, BBC Studios, London | Haydn: | Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101) 13 December 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 17 & 24 April 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | Lalo: | Cello Concerto in D minor Recorded live: 4 & 6 January 1973, Severance Hall, Cleveland Cleveland Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 15 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gerald Moore (piano) | Monn: | Cello Concerto in G minor 20 September 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Valda Aveling (harpsichord continuo) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Paradis: | Sicilienne 16 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gerald Moore (piano) Sicilienne (arr. Dushkin) 8 October 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gerald Moore (piano) | Saint-Saëns: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 24 September 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne 21 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Osian Ellis (piano) | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 7-8 April & 11 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road. London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 16 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gerald Moore (piano) Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 8 October 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Gerald Moore (piano) | Strauss, R: | Don Quixote, Op. 35 6-7 & 9 April 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Herbert Downes & Desmond Bradley New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 'In Memory of a Great Artist' Recorded in concert by Israel Radio: July 1972, F. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv Daniel Barenboim (piano) & Pinchas Zukerman (violin) |
Jacqueline du Pre’s career, though tragically brief, coincided with a golden age of recording. This 17-disc treasury unites her entire EMI Classics legacy and includes – for the first time on CD – two Bach sonata movements from her 1962 debut recital for the label. Interpretations long recognised as classic are joined by further rarities, among them the Lalo Cello Concerto, recorded with Daniel Barenboim and the Cleveland Orchestra in 1973, and, from 1968, Strauss’s Don Quixote under Sir Adrian Boult. This collection includes the very latest Abbey Road remasters of Du Pré’s recordings in one definitive boxed set and offers the listener the ultimate listening experience with a fantastic clarity of sound and dynamic range. The collection includes a full-colour 32-page booklet detailing the life and art of Du Pré in both words and pictures as well as a timeline overview of her career. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bach, C P E: | Harpsichord Concerto in G major Wq 43 No.5 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Müllejans Symphony No. 1 in D major, Wq 183/1 English Concert, Andrew Manze Trio Sonata for two violins and basso continuo in F major, H576 (Wq154) London Baroque | Bach, J C: | Piano Concerto in E flat, Op. 7 No. 5 Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) London Baroque Sinfonia in G minor, Op. 6, No. 6 Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Stephan Mai | Bach, J C F: | Trio in A major HW VII/2 for two violins with basso continuo London Baroque | Bach, J S: | Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051 Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering, BWV1079 Davitt Moroney (harpsichord), Janet See (flute), John Holloway (violin),
Jaap ter Linden (cello), Martha Cook (harpsichord) | Bach, W F: | Sinfonia in F major, F. 67 'Dissonant' Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Stephan Mai | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Melanie Diener (soprano), Petra Lang (mezzo), Endrik Wottrich (tenor),
Dietrich Henschel (baritone) La Chapelle Royale Paris, Collegium Vocale, Champs-Élysées Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Paul Lewis (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlávek Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3 Andreas Staier (fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Paul Lewis (piano) Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest' Paul Lewis (piano) Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 Paul Lewis (piano) String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6 Tokyo String Quartet String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 Tokyo String Quartet Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 Tokyo String Quartet String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 Tokyo String Quartet | Boccherini: | Symphony in D minor, Op. 12 No. 4, G506 'La Casa del diavolo' Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini | Campra: | Messe de Requiem Elisabeth Baudry (soprano), Monique Zanetti (soprano), Josep Benet (countertenor), John Elwes (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone) | Couperin, F: | Pièces de clavecin IV: Ordre 26ème in F sharp minor Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) Pièces de clavecin IV: Ordre 25ème in E flat major Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 6ème in B flat Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) | Dauvergne: | Les troqueurs Marie Saint-Palais (soprano), Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Nicolas Rivenq (baritone), Jean-Marc Salzmann (bass) Cappella Coloniensis, William Christie | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice 1762 Viennese version in Italian, recorded 2001 Bernarda Fink (Orfeo) Veronica Cangemi (Euridice), Maria Cristina Kiehr (Amor) Freiburger Barockorchester & Rias Kammerchor, René Jacobs | Handel: | Solomon Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Daniel Reuss Organ Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV291, Op. 4 No. 3 Richard Egarr (organ) Academy of Ancient Music | Haydn: | Symphony No. 7 in C major 'Le Midi' Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Müllejans Symphony No. 92 in G major 'Oxford' Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52 Alain Planès (piano) Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50 Alain Planès (piano) Piano Sonata No. 39 in D major, Hob.XVI:24 Alain Planès (piano) Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor, Hob.XVI:20 Alain Planès (piano) Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIa:1 Gottfried Von der Goltz (violin) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Piano Trio No. 43 in C Major, Hob.XV:27 Erich Höbarth (violin), Christophe Coin (cello), Patrick Cohen (piano) String Quartet, Op. 33 No. 3 in C major ‘The Bird' Jerusalem String Quartet String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 2 in D minor 'Fifths' Jerusalem String Quartet | Kuhnau: | Frische Clavier-Früchte: Sonata No. 3 John Butt (harpsichord) Frische Clavier-Früchte: Sonata No. 5 John Butt (harpsichord) Frische Clavier-Früchte: Sonata No. 7 John Butt (harpsichord) | Mondonville: | Paratum Cor Meum Judith Nelson (soprano), Stanley Ritchie (violin), William Christie (harpsichord) In Domine Laudabitur Judith Nelson (soprano), Stanley Ritchie (violin), William Christie (harpsichord) | Monn: | Cello Concerto in G minor Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Müllejans | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492 Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Lorenzo Regazzo (Figaro), Simon Keenlyside (Count Almaviva), Véronique Gens (Countess Almaviva), Angelika Kirchschlager (Cherubino), Marie McLaughlin (Marcellina), Kobie van Rensburg (Basilio/Curzio), Antonio Abete (Bartolo), Nuria Rial (Barbarina) Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs Piano Concerto in G major, K 107 No. 2 Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) London Baroque Sinfonia concertante in E flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra, K297b Javier Zafra (bassoon), Susanne Kaiser (flute), Ann-Kathrin Bruggemann (oboe), Erwin Wieringa (horn) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried Von der Goltz Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan' Stefan Vladar (piano) Camerata Salzburg Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376 Chiara Banchini (violin), Temenuschka Vesselinova (fortepiano) Violin Sonata No. 27 in G major, K379 Chiara Banchini (violin), Temenuschka Vesselinova (fortepiano) Piano Trio No. 1 in G major, K496 Mozartean Players Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) String Quartet No. 4 in C major, K157 Jerusalem String Quartet Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt' Jerusalem String Quartet | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater Anna Prohaska (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo) | Pleyel: | Cello Concerto in C major, Ben. 106 Ivan Monighetti (cello) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Stephan Mai | Rameau: | Castor & Pollux Howard Crook (Castor), Jérôme Corréas (Pollux), Agnès Mellon (Télaire), Véronique Gens (Phébé), René Schirrer (Mars/Jupiter), Sandrine Piau (Vénus), Mark Padmore (L'Amour), Mark Padmore (Grand Prêtre de Jupiter), Claire Brua (Minerva) Les Arts Florissants, William Christie Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Cinquième concert Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Ryo Terakado (violin), Kaori Uemura (bass viola da gamba) Pièces de clavecin en concerts: premiere concert Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Ryo Terakado (violin), Kaori Uemura (bass viola da gamba) | Sammartini, G B: | “Avertura” in D Major Jc 14 Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchin Sinfonia in G major, Jc 39 Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini | Schobert: | Sonata for harpsichord, violin and cello in F major, Op. 16 No. 4 Chiara Banchini (violin), Luciano Sgrizzi (piano), Philipp Bosbach (cello) | Stamitz, C: | Quartet in D Major Op. 8 No. 1 for clarinet/oboe and strings Paul Goodwin (oboe) Terzetto | Tartini: | Concerto grosso n°5 in E minor Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini Violin Concerto in A minor D115 Enrico Gatti (violin) Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini | Telemann: | Concerto TWV 51:A4 in A major for violin, strings & b.c. 'Die Relinge' Midori Seiler (violin) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Sonata TWV 41:a3 in A minor for oboe & b.c. John Toll (harpsichord), Paul Goodwin (oboe), Nigel North (archlute),
Susan Sheppard (cello) Quartet TWV 43:a1 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Consort | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons Midori Seiler (violin) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Sonata for Oboe and Continuo in C Minor RV53 John Toll (harpsichord), Paul Goodwin (oboe), Nigel North (archlute),
Susan Sheppard (cello) |
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