Enigma Variations

Album by Edward Elgar & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult

Enigma Variations is an orchestral work by English composer Edward Elgar, completed in 1899. The score presents a principal theme followed by a series of variations that depict individual characters and moods through richly scored late-Romantic orchestration, marking a pivotal point in Elgar's career as he established his reputation in British music.

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  1. 1.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: C.A.E
    3:07
  2. 2.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: H.D.S-P.
    0:49
  3. 3.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: R.B.T.
    1:32
  4. 4.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: W.M.B.
    0:28
  5. 5.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: R.P.A.
    1:56
  6. 6.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: Ysobel
    1:16
  7. 7.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: Troyte
    0:56
  8. 8.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: W.N.
    1:46
  9. 9.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: Nimrod
    4:37
  10. 10.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: Dorabella
    2:44
  11. 11.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: G.R.S.
    0:56
  12. 12.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: B.G.N.
    2:23
  13. 13.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: * * *
    2:38
  14. 14.
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: E.D.U.
    5:45
  15. 15.
    Introduction and Allegro for Strings and Orchestra, op. 47: Introduction
    7:44
  16. 16.
    Introduction and Allegro for Strings and Orchestra, op. 47: Allegro
    7:08

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