Enigma Variations (Opus 36)
Sir Edward William Elgar (1857-1934)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Collection
Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275532.2
Summary
Elgar's "Enigma Variations" (Opus 36). In Eight Parts, Four Columbia 12" 78rpm discs. Each disc has a 'stamp' attached to one side, with the words 'Mecolico 2 1/4d' wriiten on the stamp. The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry Wood.
Makers and roles
Sir Edward William Elgar (1857-1934) , composer Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd, engraver and publisher Sir Henry Joseph Wood (London 1869 - Hitchin 1944), artist