Ruth Padel presents a series exploring the music of Elgar's Enigma Variations and analysing what the composition tells us about Elgar himself. The Variations depict 13 of Elgar's friends as well as ...

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 ...

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 ...

A beautiful rendition of Elgar's Enigma Variations, played by a string quartet. Warning: it might make you weep uncontrollably. The Carducci Quartet, recognised as one of today’s most successful ...

SOME music arouses sad or happy emotions because of past events that we associate with it (the 'Listen, darling, they're playing our tune' syndrome) but this doesn't account for the fact that some ...

"Nimrod" from Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations has become a symbol of remembrance to the British. Sir George Solti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic.

Part of the BBC Proms.’The Enigma I will not explain – its “dark saying” must be left unguessed…’ So wrote Edward Elgar of his career-making ‘Enigma’ Variations. What’s not in question, however, is ...

No orchestra, just an organ filling a concert hall with a mass of sound. Here’s proof that music is magic. If ever you’re feeling delicate, Edward Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ can be an overwhelming listen, from ...