The third new recording released on the same day, as if Columbia wanted to demonstrate the full breadth of Gould's musical spectrum. Strauss's musical melodrama, written to a blank-verse narrative of 1864 by Alfred Lord Tennyson, was recorded almost by accident for a mere $1,500 and issued in a single limited edition of 2,000 copies. Small wonder that the LPs soon became coveted collector's items …
Strauss: Enoch Arden (Tennyson), Op. 38
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: Part One / Erster Teil - Prelude. Andante
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: "So these were wed"
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: Allegro appasionato
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: Tranquillo
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: Annie's dream. Langsam.
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: Part Two / Zweiter Teil - Prelude. Allegro moderato
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: "Thus over Enoch's early-silvering head"
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: Allegro agitato
Enoch Arden, Op. 38: A Melodrama for Piano after Alfred Lord Tennyson: Langsam