艾爾加：《管風琴奏鳴曲》／《謎語變奏曲（管風琴版）》Elgar Enigma Variatioms.Organ Sonata

艾爾加是英國最偉大的作曲家之一，其和聲語法源自舒曼和布拉姆斯，也受到華格納色彩的影響，還帶著些許比才與聖桑的輕盈優雅，精神內涵則隱喻日不落帝國最後一道燦爛的光芒。《管風琴奏鳴曲》係1895年應沃賽斯特大教堂管風琴師布萊爾之請而寫，全曲四個樂章，艾爾加以交響曲格局來構思，乃里程碑之作，此所以後來曾被改編成交響曲。1899年的管弦樂《謎語變奏曲》，無疑是艾爾加的不朽名作。全曲根據原創主題發展出十四個變奏，其中第一變奏描寫艾爾加夫人，第十四變奏描寫作曲家本人，另外十二個變奏則描寫親朋好友（包括艾氏的紅粉知己）。本片收錄由濟斯．約翰所改編的管風琴版，可謂獨一無二的錄音。濟斯．約翰就是本片的獨奏家，他出身倫敦皇家音樂院，曾赴蘇黎世追隨大師尚．古勞。其演奏，起音和過門樂段都非常清晰，音色的變化就像萬花筒般豐富。倫敦摩門教堂的管風琴係1924年產品，經過專家維護與更新，被推崇為全英國音質最漂亮的管風琴之一。

1. Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28: Allegro maestoso
2. Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28: Allegretto
3. Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28: Andante espressivo
4. Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28: Presto (comodo)
5. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Enigma. Andante
6. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 1. C.A.E. (L'istesso Tempo)
7. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 2. H.D.S.-P. (Allegro)
8. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 3. R.B.T. (Allegretto)
9. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 4. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)
10. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 5. R.P.A. (Moderato)
11. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 6. Ysobel (Andantino)
12. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 7. Troyte (Presto)
13. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 8. W.N. (Allegretto)
14. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
15. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 10. Dorabella (Intermezzo: Allegretto)
16. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 11. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)
17. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 12. B.G.N. (Andante)
18. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 13. ***(Romanza: Moderato)
19. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Variation 14. E.D.U. (Finale: Allegro - Presto)