Two years after having released Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Sea Pictures with Jacqueline du Pré and Janet Baker on vinyl, Warner Classics reissues another iconic recording of Sir John Barbirolli dedicated to the British composer including his masterpiece, the Enigma Variations, together with the Cockaigne Overture, all performed with passion by Barbirolli and the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Side A:

1. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Theme (Andante)
2. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Introduction et Variation I. C.A.E.
3. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation II. H.D.S-P.
4. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation III. R.B.T.
5. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation IV. W.M.B.
6. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation V. R.P.A.
7. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation VI. Ysobel
8. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation VII. Troyte
9. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation VIII. W.N.
10. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation IX. Nimrod
11. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation X. Dorabella
12. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation XI. G.R.S.
13. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Variation XII. B.G.N.

SIDE B:

1. Variation XIV. Finale: E.D.U.
2. Overture ‘Cockaigne’ (In London Town), Op. 40