Readers' Poll Results: Elgar's Enigma Variations

It looks like Barbirolli and Boult may have been the favorites, but we had a pretty good spread of recording recommendations this week:


Contour Classics 2870 440
Norman Del Mar, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Decca ACL 55 (mono)
Sir Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra

Decca SXL 6795 (London CS 6984)
Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon 2530 586
Eugen Jochum, London Symphony Orchestra

EMI HMV ALP 1464
Sir Edward Elgar, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra

EMI HMV ASD 548
Sir John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

EMI HMV ASD 2750
Sir Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra

EMI HMV SXLP 20007
Sir Malcolm Sargent, Philharmonia Orchestra

Lyrita SRCS 77
Andrew Davis, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Philips 6500 481
Bernard Haitink, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam

Pye Records GSGC 4057
Sir John Barbirolli, Halle Orchestra

RCA Living Stereo LSC-2418 (SB 2108 or VICS 1107)
Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Orchestra

World Record Club WRC ST 158 (EMI CFP 40022)
Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra