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Nimrod

Ruth Padel reveals the inspiration for Elgar's stirring Nimrod variations, and examines his link to Augustus J Jaeger.

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 the composer himself. One friend in particular inspired the well-known Nimrod Variation, but who was the figure behind the music and what part did he play in Elgar's career?

15 minutes

Last on

Sun 2 Mar 2014 13:15

Broadcasts

  • Tue 1 May 2007 09:30
  • Sun 26 Oct 2008 14:45
  • Sun 2 Mar 2014 07:15
  • Sun 2 Mar 2014 13:15