Hilary And Jackie - Music From The Motion Picture

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
August 30, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      Hilary & Jackie, O.S.T.
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 30, 2012
    • UPC
      074646039427
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SONY 60394
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato (excerpt)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Jacqueline du Pré

      Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

    2. Hilary and Jackie: Sisters

      Composer: Barrington Pheloung

      Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra

      Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

    3. Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra

      Performer: David Heath

      Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

    4. The Farmhouse

      Composer: Barrington Pheloung

      Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra

      Performer: Caroline Dale, Sally Heath

      Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

    5. The Holiday Song

      Composer: Barrington Pheloung

      Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra

      Performer: Caroline Dale, Sally Heath

      Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

    6. The Hospital

      Composer: Barrington Pheloung

      Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra

      Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

    7. A Day on a Beach

      Composer: Barrington Pheloung

      Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra

      Performer: Caroline Dale

      Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

    8. I. Adagio - Moderato

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Jacqueline du Pré

      Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

    9. II. Lento - Allegro molto

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Jacqueline du Pré

      Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

    10. III. Adagio

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Jacqueline du Pré

      Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

    11. IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Jacqueline du Pré

      Conductor: Daniel Barenboim


Movie soundtracks have a responsibility to heighten the emotional value of the film itself. Barrington Pheloung achieves this in HILARY AND JACKIE. By including Jacqueline du Pré's performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto in its entirety, Pheloung not only pays tribute to du Pré, but allows the listener to get a sense of what she was about in a way the actors can't express. The synergy between du Pré and Barenboim is evident in every phrase, yet Jackie finally outshines even the orchestra. The Elgar was Jackie's piece, and no other recording comes close.
The other music on this disc is simple, yet poignant. Pheloung features the cello in his compositions, and Caroline Dale does an excellent job of being Jackie in her cello playing. Pheloung includes an arrangement of a song which the du Pré sisters sang as children, showing that he is not only a good composer, but is in touch with the material and emotion behind the film. The score is never excessive, and though sentimental at times, it seems appropriate to the tragic nature of this story.