Track Listing

1. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Theme
2. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 1. C.A.E. (Caroline Alice Elgar, the composr's wife)
3. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 2. H.D.S.-P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell)
4. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 3. R.B.T. (Richard Baxter Townshend)
5. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 4. W.M.B. (William Meath Baker)
6. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 5. R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)
7. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 6. Ysobel (Isabel Fitton)
8. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 7. Troyte (Troyte Griffith)
9. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 8. W.N. (Winifred Norbury)
10. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 9. Nimrod (A.J.Jaeger)
11. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 10. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny)
12. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 11. G.R.S. (George Robertson Sinclair)
13. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 12. B.G.N. (Basil G. Nevinson)
14. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 13. Romanza [Lady Mary Lygon]
15. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: 14. Finale: E.D.U. (the composer)
16. Pomp and Circumstance, marches (5) for orchestra, Op. 39: No. 1 in D
17. Pomp and Circumstance, marches (5) for orchestra, Op. 39: No. 2 in A minor
18. Pomp and Circumstance, marches (5) for orchestra, Op. 39: No. 3 in C minor
19. Pomp and Circumstance, marches (5) for orchestra, Op. 39: No. 4 in G
20. Pomp and Circumstance, marches (5) for orchestra, Op. 39: No. 5 in C
21. Cockaigne Overture ('In London Town'), concert overture for orchestra & organ, Op. 40

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4251 in Music
• Released on: 1995-10-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.com
Sir Adrian Boult's recording of the Enigma Variations with the London Symphony was made when both he and the orchestra were at their peak. It reflects an extraordinary blend of spontaneity and the grand manner, and shows great insight into the score. Smooth, flowing, and majestic yet animated, it is a finely molded account in which every variation counts toward the whole. Boult's approach is direct and eloquent rather than rhetorical, but very expressive. The sound is closely miked and remastered at a very high level, and a little on the bright side. --Ted Libbey