Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36 by Edward Elgar. 1,213 recordings in this catalogue, from 1957 to 2025.
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Movements
I. C.A.E. (L’istesso tempo)
II. H.D.S-P. (Allegro)
III. R.B.T. (Allegretto)
IV. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)
V. R.P.A. (Moderato)
VI. Ysobel (Andantino)
VII. Troyte (Presto)
VIII. W.N. (Allegretto)
IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
X. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto)
XI. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)
XII. B.G.N. (Andante)
XIII. Romanza (Moderato)
XIV. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro)
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Recordings (15 of 1,213)
Conductor
Orchestra
| Performers | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Danby · view | 1968 | Columbia Records | - |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 5:35 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 2:47 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 1:00 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 2:25 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 1:48 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 3:34 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | Esoteric | 0:30 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | Esoteric | 2:16 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | Esoteric | 1:28 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 1:04 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 0:49 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 1:47 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 1:16 |
| John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra · view | 1963 | EMI Classics | 2:53 |
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