Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (with Score)

Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma Variations), Op. 36 (with Score) Composed: 1898 - 99 Conductor: Andrew Davis Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra 00:00 Theme - Andante 01:34 Var. I . - L’istesso tempo 03:29 Var. II . - Allegro 04:15 Var. III . - Allegretto 05:39 Var. IV . - Allegro di molto 06:09 Var. V . - Moderato 08:24 Var. VI Ysobel - Andantino 09:47 Var. VII Troyte - Presto 10:46 Var. VIII W.N. - Allegretto 12:41 Var. IX Nimrod - Adagio 16:56 Var. X Dorabella - Intermezzo: Allegretto 19:28 Var. XI . - Allegro di molto 20:30 Var. XII . - Andante 23:29 Var. XIII * * * - Romanza: Moderato 26:21 Var. XIV . - Finale: Allegro At the end of an overlong day laden with teaching and other duties, Edward Elgar lit a cigar, sat at his piano and began idling over the keys. To amuse his wife, the composer began to improvise a tune and played it several times, turning each