- Adagio. Moderato (Excerpt From Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85)
- Sisters
- Ov (From Suite No.2 In b Minor, BWV 1067)
- The Farmhouse
- The Holiday Song
- The Hospital
- A Day On A Beach
- Con In e Minor, Op.85: I. Adagio. Moderato
- Con e Minor, Op.85: II. Lento. Allegro Molto
- Con In e Minor, Op.85: III. Adagio
- Con In e Minor, Op.85: IV. Allegro. Moderato. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
発売日：1998年12月17日(木)
レーベル：Sony
レビュー (Amazon)As might be expected, the soundtrack to
Hilary and Jackie plays a highly prominent role in this film about the emotionally fraught relationship between two gifted sisters, one of whom is the brilliant cellist Jacqueline Du Pre. Certainly composer Barrington Pheloung--whose credits include the
Inspector Morse series and the evocative score to
Truly, Madly, Deeply--faced a heady challenge in writing music to be heard alongside Du Pre's rhapsodic, signature interpretation of the Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto, not to mention other classical selections. Even so, the resonantly autumnal, neo-Romantic flavor of his score aptly mirrors the narrative's flashback-oriented technique. His insistence on the cello's urgent high register (played by soloist Caroline Dale) creates a poignant musical portrait of its tragically stricken protagonist. Most of the CD, however, is given to the entire Elgar concerto--an especially effective choice as against the usual potpourri of classical snippets. This charged, elegiac, and easily accessible work--Elgar's own valedictory composition for orchestra--becomes a sort of musical metaphor for Du Pre's emotional journey and gains from being heard in its full context. While the performance featured here is conducted by husband Daniel Barenboim, you'll probably be inspired to try Du Pre's never-bettered version of the Elgar on EMI with John Barbirolli.
--Thomas May
