Enigma Variations

Album by Edward Elgar & Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Enigma Variations is an orchestral composition by English composer Sir Edward Elgar, completed and first performed in 1899. The work presents a theme followed by a series of characterful variations that showcase late-Romantic orchestration, shifting moods and personal portraiture, and it established Elgar's reputation within the English orchestral tradition at the turn of the 20th century.

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  1. 1.
    In the South (Alassio), op. 50
    20:37
  2. 2.
    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, op. 47
    13:00
  3. 3.
    Sospiri: Adagio for Strings, Harp and Organ, op. 70
    5:34
  4. 4.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": Theme (Andante)
    1:31
  5. 5.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": I. C.A.E. (L'istesso tempo)
    1:35
  6. 6.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": II. H.D.S.-P. (Allegro)
    0:45
  7. 7.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": III. R.B.T. (Allegretto)
    1:28
  8. 8.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": IV. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)
    0:31
  9. 9.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": V. R.P.A. (Moderato)
    1:55
  10. 10.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": VI. Ysobel (Andantino)
    1:09
  11. 11.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": VII. Troyte (Presto)
    1:00
  12. 12.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": VIII. W.N. (Allegretto)
    1:46
  13. 13.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
    3:50
  14. 14.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": X. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto)
    2:50
  15. 15.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": XI. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)
    0:57
  16. 16.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": XII. B.G.N. (Andante)
    2:50
  17. 17.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": XIII. Romanza *** (Moderato)
    2:56
  18. 18.
    Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": XIV. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro - Presto)
    5:24

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