This new recording contains Elgar’s complete original works for organ, as well as several arrangements of his famous showpieces, the first Pomp & Circumstance March, the Imperial March and Nimrod from the Enigma Variations, an iconic piece of English ceremony. The original organ works consist of the grand Organ Sonata and the Vespers Voluntaries, a touching expression of Elgar’s Roman Catholic faith. The Organ Sonata by Elgar is relatively well-known, not least thanks to its orchestration by Gordon Jacob, but the only other work he originally composed for organ is the Cantique Op.3 No.1, which moves solidly forward in the Victorian tradition without suggesting the personal voice and unpredictable drama that would come to characterise Elgar’s style.
00:00:00 Imperial March, Op. 32
00:04:42 Cantique in C Major, Op. 3
00:08:27 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: I. Allegro maestoso
00:17:27 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: II. Allegretto
00:21:49 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: III. Andante espressivo
00:28:00 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: IV. Presto (comodo)
00:34:48 Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
