With the Enigma Variations on CD it is an obvious advantage having all the separate variations individually banded, which allows one to find even the shortest variations in a moment. Unfortunately, however, the band for ''Nimrod'', most important of all, comes nine bars early in the middle of ''WN''. Bernstein's reading remains highly idiosyncratic with its exaggeratedly slow speeds and molto espressivo style. On CD one registers a curious sound before the music actually begins, either a shuffling of feet or a clearing of throat, and though the gentle string sound is very beautiful, full fortissimos bring some coarsening and constriction, made the more noticeable on CD. That makes the marches, done with superb swagger, marginally less of a delight than they would be. What has to be emphasized along with every reservation is that for all his willfulness Bernstein in Elgar is disarmingly warmhearted, and for the Elgarian prepared for a different experience these are performances to be sampled.'