Composer(s): Elgar, Edward
Label: Naxos
Genre: Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.571026
Barcode: 0747313102679
Distribution Note(s):
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Release Date: 01/2007

ELGAR: Enigma Variations / Pomp and Circumstances Marches, Nos. 1-5

In his brilliant ‘Enigma Variations’, Elgar created musical portraits of his friends in what is now considered to be the first British symphonic masterpiece. The nobility of the ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ Marches has ensured their popularity at festivals and parades every day throughout the world.

Tracklist

Elgar, Edward
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
1Introduction - Variation 1: C. A. E. (The Composer's Wife) -03:05
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Variation 2: H. D. S-P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell) -00:53
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Variation 3: R. B. T. (Richard Baxter Townshend) -01:25
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
4Variation 4: W. M. B. (William Meath Baker) -00:32
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Variation 5: R. P. A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)02:03
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
6Variation 6: Ysobel (Isabel Fitton) -01:15
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
7Variation 7: Troyte (Troyte Griffith) -00:55
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Variation 8: W. N. (Winifred Norbury) -01:57
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
9Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) -03:42
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
10Variation 10: Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny) -02:38
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
11Variation 11: G. R. S. (George Robertson Sinclair) -00:56
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
12Variation 12: B. G. N. (Basil G. Nevinson) -02:38
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
13Variation 13: Romanza: *** (Lady Mary Lygon) -02:41
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
14Variation 14: Finale: E. D. U. (The Composer)04:54
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Judd, James (Conductor)
15No. 1 in D Major06:13
Judd, James (Conductor)
16No. 2 in A Minor05:08
Judd, James (Conductor)
17No. 3 in C Minor05:48
Judd, James (Conductor)
18No. 4 in G Major05:14
Judd, James (Conductor)
19No. 5 in C Major06:16
Judd, James (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 58:13