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Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches; Enigma Variations; Cockaigne Overture | 
 enlarge | Creators: Edward Elgar, Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra
Label: EMI / Seraphim
Category: Music
List Price: $3.98
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 2271
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 69022
UPC: 724356902220
EAN: 0724356902220
ASIN: B000000UVS
Release Date: October 17, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Theme | | • | 1. C.A.E. (Caroline Alice Elgar, the composr's wife) | | • | 2. H.D.S.-P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell) | | • | 3. R.B.T. (Richard Baxter Townshend) | | • | 4. W.M.B. (William Meath Baker) | | • | 5. R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold) | | • | 6. Ysobel (Isabel Fitton) | | • | 7. Troyte (Troyte Griffith) | | • | 8. W.N. (Winifred Norbury) | | • | 9. Nimrod (A.J.Jaeger) | | • | 10. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny) | | • | 11. G.R.S. (George Robertson Sinclair) | | • | 12. B.G.N. (Basil G. Nevinson) | | • | 13. Romanza [Lady Mary Lygon] | | • | 14. Finale: E.D.U. (the composer) | | • | No. 1 in D | | • | No. 2 in A minor | | • | No. 3 in C minor | | • | No. 4 in G | | • | No. 5 in C |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Sir Adrian Boult's recording of the Enigma Variations with the London Symphony was made when both he and the orchestra were at their peak. It reflects an extraordinary blend of spontaneity and the grand manner, and shows great insight into the score. Smooth, flowing, and majestic yet animated, it is a finely molded account in which every variation counts toward the whole. Boult's approach is direct and eloquent rather than rhetorical, but very expressive. The sound is closely miked and remastered at a very high level, and a little on the bright side. --Ted Libbey
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| Customer Reviews:
Worth The Price For Nimrod Alone December 5, 2008
Alan R. Omer (Dripping Springs, Tx)
I purchased this CD about 10 years ago and have never tired of hearing it. The Nimrod Variation alone is worth the price of the disc. I have heard it said that the Nimrod Variation is the most beautiful 4 minutes in all of music and it may well be. I would certainly believe that it is the most beautiful 4 minutes in all of British music. There was no greater interpreter of British music than Sir Adrian Boult and you can't go wrong with this recording. Save yourself $10-15.00 you might spend on a more recent recording of the Enigma Variations and purchase this disc. The other compositions on the disc are some of Elgar's best known works and fill out the program nicely.
 budget blockbuster October 5, 2008
Raymond A. Dergenski (Camden, ME USA)
Sir Adrian Boult in both the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, what more could anyone ask. How about Sir John Barbiolli in the Cockaigne Overture. With performances like these you can easily forgive the slight lapse in sound quality. I had all 5 Marches scattered on 5 different discs. Now they are all together with some great performances of Elgar masterpieces. At the price, there is no going wrong here.
Solve the enigma August 1, 2007
Mary J. Anhalt (CA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I ordered the recording and the score to see if I could break the code. Besides identifying each variation with one of Elgar's friends, is there something in the main motif itself? Like the digits of pi? Has anyone found the pattern?
Great recording, great price. Buy this without question!!!!! July 7, 2007
G. Stewart (Chesapeake, VA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I stumbled across this little gem for the low price of about $3.00. I almost kept going assuming that the price was an indication of the quality. Glad I looked twice.
This is a wonderful album with respectful treatments and excellent sound quality, performed by the some of the greatest musicians in the world from the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonica Orchestra.
The Enigma Variations, a Theme and 15 short orchestrations that Sir Edward then named after his friends and family based on personality traits, are a wonderful, uncelebrated Opus. I love these pieces. They truly showcase the power of Elgar's compositional style and flair. They certainly rival his more famous Pomp and Circumstance, in my humble opinion. The recording is sharp, well mixed, with no perceivable noise.
As for the Pomp and Circumstance recordings, well done throughout. All 5 pieces are played wonderfully and recorded beautifully with excellent sound mixing and very little, if any, background noise.
Cockaigne Overture is, once again, perfect. Marvelous treatment, wonderful musicianship, excellent sound and quality.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE GREATEST MUSICAL VALUE ON THE SHELVES RIGHT NOW. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I ONLY PAID $3.00 FOR THIS RECORDING. I WOULD HAVE GLADLY SHELLED OUT THE OBLIGATORY $15.00 - $20.00 CONSIDERING THE QUALITY OF THIS CD.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU MUST BUY RIGHT NOW, BEFORE THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES AND RAISE THE PRICE!
CLASSICAL MASTERS May 12, 2007
Tangie D. Johnson (DALLAS, TX)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I BOUGHT THE CD FOR POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE BUT QUICKLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ENTIRE PIECE. IT IS WONDERFUL!
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