On 2007-02-21, Serge Auckland wrote:
As things are quiet, I was musing on what my Desert Island Disks would
be, and also, what are my best recordings that I use for equipment
evaluation.

For those not familiar with Desert Island Disks, this is a very
long-running series on BBC radio, which supposes you're shipwrecked on a
desert island with no hope of rescue, and you have to choose those 8
recordings (and only 8)to take with you.

Here are mine in no particular order, what are yours:-
...
7. Elgar, Cello Concerto Barbirolli/Du Pre. I have other versions of the
Cello concerto, but none comes close.

Whilst I think about my list, let me just say that the companion piece on
this CD, Janet Baker's performance of Elgar's Sea Pictures, lies unjustly
in the shadow of the du Pre performance. For me Baker's performance is
musically even better than Du Pre's.

Any system on which I could enjoy that disk is probably "good enough."

--
John Phillips