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This page lists all recordings of Enigma Variations, Op. 36 by Edward William Elgar (1857-1934).
These are four of the best Elgar performances on disc available. First, the recording is superb, with near-perfect balance and a really natural sound. Second, the playing of the BBC Symphony... — More…
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Offer, This Is Rattle
Grime, Ades. Birtwistle, Knussen & Elgar
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
The dazzling panache of the LSO’s playing has you wondering all over again at the mesmerising range of options that Adès’s ear and technical command can summon…And Elgar’s Enigma Variations yet... — More…
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…Davis is marvellous at bringing out the subtleties of Elgar's orchestration. Subsidiary middle voices that are often inaudible at the hands of less sensitive interpreters are beautifully clear... — More…
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In Enigma, Andrew Litton is close-focused in detail compared to the familiar sweep of Boult’s recording, with very precise yet lively orchestral playing – notably in the swirling strings in ‘Troyte’…In... — More…
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Elgar: Enigma Variations & Pomp & Circumstance Marches
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Boult's 1970 recording of the Enigma Variations offers similar riches to those of Barbirolli with the additional bonus of a slightly superior recorded sound. Boult's account has authority, freshness... — More…
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Elgar from America, Vol. 1
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, John Barbirolli, Artur Rodziński
There are several live versions of Toscanini conducting Elgar’s Enigma Variations, but in Elgar from America his 1949 performance has the benefit of Lani Spahr’s expert sound restoration, making... — More…
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The Elgar Edition: The Complete Electrical Recordings
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Steuart Wilson (Gerontius), Margaret Balfour (Angel), Herbert Heyner (The Priest/The Angel of the Agony), Tudor Davies (Gerontius), Horace Stevens (The Angel of the Agony), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Margaret Balfour (contralto), Beatrice Harrison (cello), Sir Edward Elgar (piano)
London Symphony...
This 9-disc set gathers all of the recordings of Elgar himself conducting (mainly with the LSO), including the Violin Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin. — More…
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Elgar: Enigma Variations
& other orchestral works
Florence Daguerre de Hureaux (narrator), Yann Ghiro (clarinet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Exceptional Elgar. ‘Nimrod’ has the grandeur of a Bruckner slow movement. — More…
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To George Hurst, a seasoned Elgarian, goes the credit for the cogency of the whole concept. — More…
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Jane Irwin Mezzo (Soprano), Justin Lavender (Tenor), Peter Rose (Bass)
City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Without exception, all of the choral and orchestral passages here are stirring and superbly placed in the musical drama as a whole. Even the pantomimic Demons' Chorus strikes sparks a-plenty.... — More…
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