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Edward Elgar composed his Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, [a] between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen variations on an original theme. Elgar dedicated the work "to my friends pictured within", each variation being a musical sketch of one of his ...
Dec 5, 2017 · Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), Op. 36 (1898)00:00 Theme (Enigma: Andante)02:18 Variation I (L'istesso tempo) "C.A.E."04:12 Variatio...
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Enigma Variations, series of 14 short musical portraits by Edward Elgar that premiered in London on June 19, 1899. The subjects of these portraits were several of the composer’s friends and family. Sir Edward Elgar. The work’s origins were described by Elgar in a letter to his friend August Jaeger at the music publishing firm Novello & Company.
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Elgar’s Enigma Variations is one of the greatest pieces of the 19th century – and this is the true story about how it came about. On 21 October 1898, Edward Elgar returned to his wife and their home in Malvern after a long day teaching (which he described as “like turning a grinding-stone with a dislocated shoulder”).
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Jan 13, 2022 · Enigma Variations, Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra Op. 36, "Enigma", Sir Edward Elgar, 1898-1899:00:00 Theme (Andante)02:00 Variation I. (L'is...
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- Composer: Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 -- 23 February 1934)- Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- Conductor: Andrew Lit...
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Enigma Variations Composer Elgar, Edward: Opus/Catalogue Number Op./Cat. No. Op.36 I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No. IEE 91 Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 15 sections:
