Edward Elgar: Enigma-Variations op.36 für Orgel on CD

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Here is Elgar's much-loved masterpiece in a form never before recorded. Virtuoso organist Keith John has transcribed several 'masterworks' for the organ repertoire, including the Bach / Busoni Chaconne, Handel's 'Water Music', Schumann's Toccata, Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite—and now Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations. The idea for this recording was born when Stephen Layton, conductor of Polyphony and Master of Music at The Temple Church, telephoned excitedly after hearing Mr John play his transcription of the Variations at a lunchtime concert in the Temple Church. Stephen's message was, basically, "Fantastic! Amazing! You've got to record this." So we have, paired with the famous Organ Sonata of 1895.

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'a technically brilliant performance that employs the instrument’s full range of colours and sonorities' (BBC Music Magazine)

'it is frankly spell-binding from the very first note … the depth of interpretative insight shown fully justifies the endeavour, remarkable as that achievement is in itself. Do listen' (Organists Review)

'one gladly salutes Keith John for his virtuoso performances … A very fine achievement' (Gramophone)

'It’s a tribute to his technical mastery and imaginative choice of registration that the ‘Enigma’ can be transformed into such a compelling solo for one man’s hands and feet' (Classic FM Magazine)