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Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Introduction

by Sir Colin Davis & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · from Elgar: Enigma Variations - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6

2010Classical1:25Track 1

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Review by Nadia Haddad★★★★Sample

Played this on a road trip and now every highway sounds like “Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Introduction”.

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Review by Jules Archer★★★Sample

Solid, but I keep skipping “Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Introduction”. Sorry Sir Colin Davis & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Introduction
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Variation 1: C. A. E. (The Composer's Wife) -
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Variation 2: H. D. S. P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell)
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Variation 3: R. B. T. (Richard Baxter Townshend) -
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Variation 4: W. M. B. (William Meath Baker) -
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Variation 5: R. P. A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)
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Variation 6: Ysobel (Isabel Fitton) -
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Variation 7: Troyte (Troyte Griffith) -
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Variation 8: W. N. (Winifred Norbury) -
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Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) -
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Variation 10: Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny) -
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Variation 11: G. R. S. (George Robertson Sinclair) -
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Variation 12: B. G. N. (Basil G. Nevinson) -
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Variation 13: Romanza: *** (Lady Mary Lygon) -
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Variation 14: Finale: E. D. U. (The Composer)
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Symphony No. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro
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Symphony No. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato
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Symphony No. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
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Symphony No. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue: Moderato
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