Falstaff & Enigma Variations
Album by Edward Elgar & Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson
Falstaff & Enigma Variations is an album of orchestral works by the English composer Edward Elgar, drawn from compositions first performed in 1913 and 1899 respectively. Musically it contrasts a programme-driven symphonic study inspired by a literary character with a vividly characterful set of orchestral variations that display Elgar's late-Romantic orchestration and his development within early 20th-century British music.
First released: 1st February 1979
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- 1.Symphonic Study in C Minor, op. 68, “Falstaff”34:25
- 2.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: Theme. Andante1:30
- 3.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: I. L’istesso tempo, “C.A.E.”1:41
- 4.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: II. Allegro, “H.D.S‐P.”0:48
- 5.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: III. Allegretto, “R.B.T.”1:31
- 6.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: IV. Allegro di molto, “W.M.B.”0:31
- 7.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: V. Moderato, “R.P.A.”1:50
- 8.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: VI. Andantino, “Ysobel”1:13
- 9.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: VII. Presto, “Troyte”1:02
- 10.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: VIII. Allegretto, “W.N.”1:51
- 11.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: IX. Adagio, “Nimrod”3:24
- 12.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: X. Allegretto, “Dorabella”2:43
- 13.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: XI. Allegro di molto, “G.R.S.”1:02
- 14.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: XII. Andante, “B.G.N.”2:25
- 15.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: XIII. Romanza. Moderato2:40
- 16.Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, “Enigma”: XIV. Finale. Allegro, “E.D.U.”5:04





