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A Guide to 'Nimrod' from Elgar's Enigma Variations - Classical Music. All you need to know about Elgar's 'Nimrod' and why it was played at the funeral of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Variation XIV (Finale: Allegro) "E.D.U." Elgar himself, nicknamed Edu by his wife, from the German Eduard. The themes from two variations are echoed: "Nimrod" and "C.A.E.", referring to Jaeger and Elgar's wife Alice, "two great influences on the life and art of the composer", as Elgar wrote in 1927.
Dec 7, 2017 · 7 December 2017, 16:19 | Updated: 7 December 2017, 16:33. It's all in the fluctuating dynamics, the unresolved tension and the cracking timpani rolls: here’s a reasoned explanation of why the English composer’s tune is super overwhelming. The beginning is laden with anticipation.
Elgar, Edward: “Nimrod” variation. The “Nimrod” variation from Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations (1899). 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.
