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Sir Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Enigma Variations, Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra (Enigma), Op. 36, Sir Edw...
published: 08 Nov 2013
Sir Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Sir Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Enigma Variations, Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra (Enigma), Op. 36, Sir Edward Elgar 1898-1899, Complete Version BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, 1984. Enigma: Andante 00:00 I. (C.A.E): L'istesso tempo 02:00 II. (H.D.S.- P): Allegro 04:18 III. (R.B.T.): Allegretto 05:04 IV. (W.M.B.): Allegro di molto 06:31 V. (R.P.A.): Moderato 07:01 VI. (Ysobel): Andantino 9:32 VII. (Troyte): Presto 10:56 VIII. (W.N.): Allegretto 11:53 IX. (Nimrod): Adagio 14:11 X. Intermezzo (Dorabella): Allegretto 20:35 XI. (G.R.S.): Allegro di morto 23:39 XII. (B.G.N.): Andante 24:41 XIII. Romanza: (***): Moderato 28:10 XIV. Finale (E.D.U.): Allegro - Presto 31:34 It was Elgar's Enigma Variations that made his name as a composer, at the age of forty-two. Today, Enigma is widely seen as the first real musicial masterpiece to emerge in Britain since the dead of Henry Purcell two centuries earlier. In the manuscript score the word "Enigma" is written over the original theme, with its contrasted strains of major and minor. Elgar later said that this theme represented "the loneliness of the creative artist", and one may assume that it therefore represents Elgar himself. He also said there was "another and larger theme" which "goes" through and over the whole set but is not played. Whether this second theme is a popular melody or a symbolic idea such as friendship has never been established and probably never will be. Elgar dedicated the Variations "to my friends pictured within," and they form an irresistible sequence of character studies, culminating in the composer's rousing, assured self-portrait - as though he were telling those friends, "See what you have made of me.". But Elgar also confessed that the music contained a "dark saving", adding that the theme itself expressed his enduring sense of the "loneliness of the artist". So like many of Elgar's finest works, Enigma reveals two very different personae: the robust, brimming confidence of the self-made English gentleman and the restless, melancholic introspection of the outsider. Thet Elgar gentleman and the restless, melancholic introspections of the outsider. That Elgar was truly both is one of the aspects of his music that makes him fascinating. That is not the whole story: Enigma is also about warmth of feeling, tunefulness, and lively humor, and even - an unashionable word today - Nobility. At the end of an overlong day laden with teaching and other duties, Edward Elgar lit a cigar, sat at his piano and began idling over the keys. To amuse his wife, the composer began to improvise a tune and played it several times, turning each reprise into a caricature of the way one of their friends might have played it or of their personal characteristics. "I believe that you are doing something which has never been done before," exclaimed Mrs. Elgar. Thus was born one of music's great works of original conception, and Elgar's greatest large-scale "hit": the Enigma Variations. The enigma is twofold: each of the 14 variations refers to a friend of Elgar's, who is depicted by the nature of the music, or by sonic imitation of laughs, vocal inflections, or quirks, or by more abstract allusions. The other enigma is the presence of a larger "unheard" theme which is never stated but which according to the composer is very well known. The identity of the phantom tune left the world with the composer, and guesses have ranged from "God Save the King" to a simple major scale. This apparatus aside, the variations contain some of the most charming and deeply felt music Elgar ever penned, more than redeeming the work from the status of mere gimmickry. The main theme is hesitating, lean and haunting, and is reprised with the passionate first variation that represents Caroline, the composer's wife, a constant source of encouragement and inspiration. IX. Nimrod - The most beautiful and famous of the variations, this music describes a nighttime walk and encouragement to composer, recalling Beethoven's determination in adversity. Nimrod was a biblical hunter. First performed in London in June 1899 and conducted by Hans Richter, the work was soon taken up Steinbach, Nikisch, Weingartner, Koussevitzky, Toscanini, Rachmaninov and, in his last New York season, Mahler. Elgar's "Enigma Variations" were played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a controversial reading by Leonard Bernstein at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 14.IV.1982. Including Bernstein's notoriously slow version of "Nimrod". Variações Enigma, Variações sobre um tema original para orquesta Op. 36 "Enigma" Enigma Variations Les Variations Enigma, Variaciones Enigma Variazioni Enigma. Enigma-Variationen Variacions Enigma Variácie Enigma Enigma-variációk Enigmavariasjonene Enigmavariaties- published: 08 Nov 2013
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The Best of Elgar
Edward Elgar Tracklist: Tema e Variações Para Orquestra, enigma, Opus 36 1. Introdução de ...
published: 27 Jun 2013
author: TopClassicalMusic
The Best of Elgar
The Best of Elgar
Edward Elgar Tracklist: Tema e Variações Para Orquestra, enigma, Opus 36 1. Introdução de Variação 1: C.A.E. 2. Variação 2- H.D.S.-P 3. Variação 3- R.B.T 4. ...- published: 27 Jun 2013
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- author: TopClassicalMusic
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Concierto para cello de Elgar, Jacqueline Du Pré
Solista: Jacqueline Du Pré Director: Daniel Barenboim Orquesta: The new filarmonic Orchest...
published: 22 Nov 2012
author: Camilo Giraldo
Concierto para cello de Elgar, Jacqueline Du Pré
Concierto para cello de Elgar, Jacqueline Du Pré
Solista: Jacqueline Du Pré Director: Daniel Barenboim Orquesta: The new filarmonic Orchestra Año: 1967 El Concierto para violonchelo en mi menor, Op. 85 es u...- published: 22 Nov 2012
- views: 2516
- author: Camilo Giraldo
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Elgar - Violin Concerto
Nigel Kennedy - violin, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Concert Orchestra, Paul Daniel - conducto...
published: 11 Feb 2012
author: orangejamtw
Elgar - Violin Concerto
Elgar - Violin Concerto
Nigel Kennedy - violin, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Concert Orchestra, Paul Daniel - conductor This time, the audio and video should be properly synced.- published: 11 Feb 2012
- views: 85360
- author: orangejamtw
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Elgar - Nimrod (from "Enigma Variations")
Daniel Barenboim with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, opening the 1997 season at Carnegie ...
published: 01 Jul 2007
author: medpiano
Elgar - Nimrod (from "Enigma Variations")
Elgar - Nimrod (from "Enigma Variations")
Daniel Barenboim with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, opening the 1997 season at Carnegie Hall in this gorgeously performed dedication to the recently deceas...- published: 01 Jul 2007
- views: 2099550
- author: medpiano
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Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme Op. 36 - Enigma
Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra ("Enigma"), Op. 36, commonly referred to as ...
published: 07 Sep 2011
author: Fledermaus1990
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme Op. 36 - Enigma
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme Op. 36 - Enigma
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 variati...- published: 07 Sep 2011
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- author: Fledermaus1990
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Elgar - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major (Daniel Harding, LSO, 2013 PROMS)
Elgar's elegiac Second Symphony: Elgar - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Daniel Harding, ...
published: 27 Aug 2013
Elgar - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major (Daniel Harding, LSO, 2013 PROMS)
Elgar - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major (Daniel Harding, LSO, 2013 PROMS)
Elgar's elegiac Second Symphony: Elgar - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major Daniel Harding, conductor London Symphony Orchestra London, Proms 2013. Royal Albert Hall Ref: BBC (C)...- published: 27 Aug 2013
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Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) (Last Night of the Proms 2012)
Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2012 Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major...
published: 11 Sep 2012
author: Mandetriens
Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) (Last Night of the Proms 2012)
Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) (Last Night of the Proms 2012)
Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2012 Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major ('Land of Hope and Glory') BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orches...- published: 11 Sep 2012
- views: 85271
- author: Mandetriens
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ELGAR/ Mischa Maisky, Concerto for Cello & Orchestra in E minor Op.85
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Sir Edward William Elgar (1857 † 1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85, 1919
Philharmon...
published: 13 Apr 2014
ELGAR/ Mischa Maisky, Concerto for Cello & Orchestra in E minor Op.85
ELGAR/ Mischa Maisky, Concerto for Cello & Orchestra in E minor Op.85
. Sir Edward William Elgar (1857 † 1934) Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85, 1919 Philharmonia Orchestra Director: Giuseppe Sinopoli Mischa Maisky, cello 00:00 I. Adagio; Moderato 07:47 II. Lento; Allegro molto 11:55 III. Adagio 16:58 IV. Allegro moderato; Allegro ma non troppo; Poco più lento; Adagio http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/artist/maisky/biography http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Elgar http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischa_Maisky .- published: 13 Apr 2014
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Sir Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 The Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. ...
published: 10 Dec 2007
author: 0OoFACUoO0
Sir Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
Sir Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 The Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39 are a series of five marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edwar...- published: 10 Dec 2007
- views: 2362399
- author: 0OoFACUoO0
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ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO, JACQUELINE DU PRE
1st Movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto as performed by cellist Jacqueline Du Pre with Dani...
published: 02 Feb 2011
author: sexgulag
ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO, JACQUELINE DU PRE
ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO, JACQUELINE DU PRE
1st Movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto as performed by cellist Jacqueline Du Pre with Daniel Barenboim conducting the London Philharmonic in 1967.- published: 02 Feb 2011
- views: 111901
- author: sexgulag
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Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations
- Composer: Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 -- 23 February 19...
published: 18 Dec 2013
Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations
- Composer: Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 -- 23 February 1934) - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Andrew Litton - Year of recording: 1987 Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36, written in 1898-1899. 00:00 - Theme (Andante) 01:26 - Variation I (L'istesso tempo) "C.A.E." 03:22 - Variation II (Allegro) "H.D.S.-P." 04:06 - Variation III (Allegretto) "R.B.T." 05:27 - Variation IV (Allegro di molto) "W.M.B." 05:58 - Variation V (Moderato) "R.P.A." 08:08 - Variation VI (Andantino) "Ysobel" 09:34 - Variation VII (Presto) "Troyte" 10:31 - Variation VIII (Allegretto) "W.N." 12:26 - Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod" 16:14 - Variation X (Intermezzo: Allegretto) "Dorabella" 18:56 - Variation XI (Allegro di molto) "G.R.S." 19:56 - Variation XII (Andante) "B.G.N." 22:30 - Variation XIII (Romanza: Moderato) "* * *" 25:26 - Variation XIV (Finale: Allegro Presto) "E.D.U." At the end of an overlong day laden with teaching and other duties, Edward Elgar lit a cigar, sat at his piano and began idling over the keys. To amuse his wife, the composer began to improvise a tune and played it several times, turning each reprise into a caricature of the way one of their friends might have played it or of their personal characteristics. "I believe that you are doing something which has never been done before," exclaimed Mrs. Elgar. Thus was born one of music's great works of original conception, and Elgar's greatest large-scale "hit": the Enigma Variations. The enigma is twofold: each of the 14 variations refers to a friend of Elgar's, who is depicted by the nature of the music, or by sonic imitation of laughs, vocal inflections, or quirks, or by more abstract allusions. The other enigma is the presence of a larger "unheard" theme which is never stated but which according to the composer is very well known. The identity of the phantom tune left the world with the composer, and guesses have ranged from "God Save the King" and "Auld Lang Syne" to a simple major scale. This apparatus aside, the variations contain some of the most charming and deeply felt music Elgar ever penned, more than redeeming the work from the status of mere gimmickry. The main theme is hesitating, lean and haunting, and is reprised with the passionate first variation that represents Caroline, the composer's wife, a constant source of encouragement and inspiration. The remaining variations are as follows: - II. H.D.S.-P. -- Hew Stuart-Powell, a pianist with whom Elgar played chamber music. - III. R.B.T. -- Richard Townsend, whose vocal pitch would rise when excited. - IV. W.M.B. -- William Baker, who after barking out plans for the day would leave the room with a vigorous door-slam - V. R.P.A. -- Richard Arnold, son of the writer Matthew Arnold, who would punctuate serious discourse with a nervous laugh. - VI. Isobel Fitton, a violist. - VII. Troyte -- Arthur Griffith, an architect and raucous pianist. - VIII. W.N. -- Winifred Norbury, a gracious and gentle friend. - IX. Nimrod -- Augustus Jaeger, Elgar's close friend. The most beautiful and famous of the variations, this music describes a nighttime walk when Jaeger gave verbal encouragement to composer, recalling Beethoven's determination in adversity. "Jaeger" means "hunter in German, and Nimrod was a biblical hunter. - X. Dorabella -- Dora Penny, whose infectious laugh is depicted in the woodwinds. - XI. G.R.S. -- George Sinclair, an organist depicted frolicking with his bulldog, Dan. - XII. B.G.N. -- Basil Nevinson, a cellist. - XIII. *** -- The identity of this person is not known, but she is thought to have been on an ocean voyage at the time -- this divined from a quote from Mendelssohn's "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage." - XIV. E.D.U. -- Elgar himself. "Edu" was Caroline's nickname for her husband. This heartily extroverted, even boisterous, finale ties together the first variation and the Nimrod themes, as though to suggest that the composer has taken advice to heart and is determined to succeed. The entry of an organ in the final measures brings the work to a confident, happy close. More information on Elgar's "Dorabella Cipher" and the 'unheard' theme in the Enigma Variations: http://nautil.us/issue/6/secret-codes/the-artist-of-the-unbreakable-code- published: 18 Dec 2013
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Part 1
Philip Langridge - Gerontius Catherine Wyn-Rogers - Angel Alastair Miles - Priest/ Angel o...
published: 31 Oct 2011
author: Don Goncau
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Part 1
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Part 1
Philip Langridge - Gerontius Catherine Wyn-Rogers - Angel Alastair Miles - Priest/ Angel of the Agony Andrew Davis conducts BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.- published: 31 Oct 2011
- views: 27317
- author: Don Goncau
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Yo-Yo Ma: Elgar Cello Concerto, 1st mvmt
Yo-Yo Ma with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago SO in this performance from 1997. This conc...
published: 07 Sep 2007
author: medpiano
Yo-Yo Ma: Elgar Cello Concerto, 1st mvmt
Yo-Yo Ma: Elgar Cello Concerto, 1st mvmt
Yo-Yo Ma with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago SO in this performance from 1997. This concerto will forever be associated with Jaqueline duPre, but YYM gives...- published: 07 Sep 2007
- views: 3125189
- author: medpiano
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius [David Hill] Willian Kendall, Sarah Fryer, Matthew Best
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
The Dream of Gerontius,Op. 38
William Kendall (Gerontius),teno...
published: 02 Jan 2014
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius [David Hill] Willian Kendall, Sarah Fryer, Matthew Best
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius [David Hill] Willian Kendall, Sarah Fryer, Matthew Best
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) The Dream of Gerontius,Op. 38 William Kendall (Gerontius),tenor Sarah Fryer (Angel), mezzo-soprano Matthew Best (Priest, Angel of Agony), bass-baritone Bournemouth Symphony Chorus (Chorus-Master: Neville Creed) Waynflete Singers, Chorus-Master: David Hill Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Conducetd by David Hill 1996 _ Part I 1. Prelude 0:00 2. Jesu, Maria - I Am Near to Death 9:57 3. Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul 4. Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Deus 5. Proficiscere, Anima Christiana Part II 1. I went to Sleep 2. It is a Member of That Family 3. But hark! Upon My Sense Comes a Fierce Hubbub 4. I see not those false spirits 5. But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony (Soul of Gerontius) 6. Thy Judgement Now is Near (Angel) 7. I go Before My Judge (Soul of Gerontius) 8. Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed Soul (Angel) _- published: 02 Jan 2014
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Edward Elgar (1857-1934) - Symphony No.1 (1908).wmv
Symphony No.1 by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)....
published: 30 Nov 2011
author: GPedroB
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) - Symphony No.1 (1908).wmv
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) - Symphony No.1 (1908).wmv
Symphony No.1 by Edward Elgar (1857-1934).- published: 30 Nov 2011
- views: 14013
- author: GPedroB
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Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (Ken Russell) Part 1/ 4
This biographical documentary was produced by the talented British film director Ken Russe...
published: 09 Nov 2011
author: xenbay
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (Ken Russell) Part 1/ 4
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (Ken Russell) Part 1/ 4
This biographical documentary was produced by the talented British film director Ken Russell and celebrates the life and work of one of Britain's greatest ev...- published: 09 Nov 2011
- views: 13627
- author: xenbay
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Elgar Serenade for Strings
Performed live by Sydney Camerata in October 2010. Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20...
published: 14 Jun 2011
author: SydneyCamerata
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Performed live by Sydney Camerata in October 2010. Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 I - Allegro piacevole II - Larghetto III - Allegretto.- published: 14 Jun 2011
- views: 16552
- author: SydneyCamerata
