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Jacqueline du Pre: A Gift Beyond Words

Barenboim, Daniel

Du Pre, Jacqueline

Barbirolli, John

Zukerman, Pinchas

Fou, Ts'ong

Nupen, Christopher

Pleeth, William

Maguire, Hugh

Television Director: Nupen, Christopher

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Cello: Du Pre, Jacqueline

Narrator: Barbirolli, John

Narrator: Barenboim, Daniel

Narrator: Fou, Ts'ong

Narrator: Maguire, Hugh

Narrator: Nupen, Christopher

Narrator: Pleeth, William

Narrator: Zukerman, Pinchas

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Year of Production: 2017

Playing Time: 00:58:54

Catalogue Number: EuroArts3699

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A tribute to Jacqueline du Pre to mark the thirtieth anniversary of her death thirty years ago, on 19 October 1987.

The documentary contains archive footage shot during Jacqueline du Pre's lifetime which captures some glorious and professionally filmed live performances. It also remembers both her personality and her music through the memories and tributes of her closest friends and colleagues including Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Toby Perlman, Fou Ts'ong, Zubin Mehta, William Pleeth, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hugh Maguire, Elizabeth Wilson, Cynthia Friend, Charles Beare, Suvi Grubb, Dr Len Selby and Clive Barda.

In the music she is accompanied by Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman, Gervase de Peyer, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Janet Baker The New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

There is music by Beethoven, Eccles, Couperin, Clementi, Elgar, Brahms, Offenbach and Bruch. The writer and director is Christopher Nupen who was close to Jacqueline du Pre for more than 20 years and made five films with her during her lifetime.