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One of his Enigma Variations was inspired by a bulldog named Dan falling into the River Wye at Hereford, and the dog is similarly honoured with a wooden statue beside the river.

Norrington caused controversy during the 2008 Proms season by conducting Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, and the Last Night of the Proms, in non-vibrato style, which he calls pure tone.

Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra (" Enigma "), Op.

36, commonly referred to as the Enigma Variations, is a set of a theme and its fourteen variations written for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1898 – 1899.

The Enigma Variations has been given over sixty recordings since 1924.

Elgar eventually expanded and orchestrated these improvisations into the Enigma Variations.

: Theme of Enigma Variations

The pianist Joseph Cooper proposed the theory that the theme may be based on part of Mozart's " Prague " Symphony, which was on the programme at the " Enigma " Variations ' premiere in 1899.

Edwards wrote, " In connection with these much discussed Variations, Mr Elgar tells us that the heading Enigma is justified by the fact that it is possible to add another phrase, which is quite familiar, above the original theme that he has written.

The real theme of the Enigma Variations which is present everywhere throughout the work in different shapes, is rather short: it consists of only nine notes ( the first nine notes of Nimrod with added crotchet rests ) on the rhythm of Edward Elgar ’ s own name (" short-short-long-long ", and the reverse of it, " long-long-short-short " and an endnote ).

He composed his “ Elgar-theme ” as a countermelody to the beginning of the mysterious “ principal Theme ” which is “ not played ” in the Enigma Variations.

By doing so, the artist triumphs over depression and discouragement in the Finale, " E. D. U. " So, like some works of Elgar ’ s contemporaries Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler, the Enigma Variations are about the artist himself: ( almost ) all the themes of the work are in fact derived from the ‘ Elgar theme ’.

Elgar wrote his Enigma Variations in the year following the Indiana Pi Bill of 1897, and noted in 1910 that the work was “ commenced in a spirit of humour ”.

Frederick Ashton's ballet Enigma Variations ( My Friends Pictured Within ) is choreographed to Elgar's score with the exception of the finale, which uses Elgar's original shorter ending ( see above ), transcribed from the manuscript by John Lanchbery.

The Enigma Variations inspired a drama in the form of a dialogue – original title " Variations Énigmatiques " ( 1996 ) – by the French dramatist Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.

The subjects of the Enigma Variations as portrayed in contemporary photographs and Elgar's manuscript.

Elgar's Enigma Variations.

* Piano adaptation of Enigma Variations in MIDI file ( 104KB ) The theme and its 14 variations are located at ca.

* John Pickard, " Variations on an Original Theme (‘ Enigma ’) ( 1898 – 9 )" from BBC Radio 3

* Discovering Music Enigma Variations (. ram file )

* Leonard Slatkin introduced Elgar's Enigma Variations from BBC Proms 1995

Edward Elgar attempts to use the timpani to imitate the engine of an ocean liner in his " Enigma " Variations by requesting the timpanist play a soft roll with snare drum sticks.

These include accounts of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony and Elgar's Enigma Variations.