Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36Composer: Edward Elgar (1857 1934) Editor: Christopher Hogwood (1941 2014) Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Variations on an Original Theme ("Enigma Variations"), Op. 36 Binding: ISMN: 9790006527762 Size: 9. 6 x 12. 2 inches Pages: 142 Urtext Critical Edition Description Edward Elgar's popular Enigma Variations, composed between 1898 99 is a collection of variations on an original theme each of the variations is dedicated to one of his close friends

Once in Royal David's City

Vexilla regis

sul torrente notturno

Texts / Texte

Soon after its completion

The full score includes additional cello and double bass parts edited for the first time

Johannes Chorale prelude on "Ach Herr

Wiegenlied

Canzon dopo la pistola

it also includes several discoveries not ordinarily found in popular collections

shaped the possibilities of sound and playing techniques of this instrument in their works

Lazuli's romance from L'Étoile /Christoph Willibald Gluck: "Divinités du Styx"