One theme – endlessly talked about – and fourteen variations on it. Each variation was the result of a parlour game between Elgar and his wife, Alice. He’d played the theme to her, which he described ...

Jon Robertson conducted one of his favorite pieces of music Saturday night in his next-to-the-last concert as music director of the Redlands Symphony Orchestra. That favorite was Edward Elgar’s ...

Here's a musical riddle that has kept people guessing for over a century. English composer Edward Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme, ('Enigma') op. 36 is one of England's most beloved musical ...

Houston Symphony presents Elgar’s Enigma Variations, featuring one of the most beloved works in all of classical music. Conceived as a “musical photo album,” with each variation presenting a sketch of ...

Elgar’s Enigma Variations are a favourite on concert platforms the world over. Its enigma, however, remains unsolved: what is the tune at the heart of these variations? It was based on a well-known ...

In the South, 'Alassio' Martyn Brabbins, Conductor Edward Elgar, Composer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Martyn Brabbins, Conductor BBC Scottish Symphony ...

‘Nimrod’ from Elgar’s Enigma Variations has become a favourite at British cultural events, from King Charles’ coronation to the 2012 Olympics. The composer named his theme ‘Nimrod’, the name of a ...

In the South, 'Alassio' Roger Norrington, Conductor Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Edward Elgar, Composer Introduction and Allegro Edward Elgar, Composer Roger Norrington, Conductor Stuttgart ...