Elgar

Elgar''s Variations for Orchestra commonly known as the ''Enigma'' Variations marked an epoch both in his career and in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the century. The first extended study of the work this Cambridge Music Handbook contains historical information concerning the conception and writing of the work an extended musical discussion requiring only a little technical knowledge of music and a fascinating survey of the solutions to the mystery implied by the title of Elgar''s most famous work.