Elgar: Enigma Variations

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Variations_on_an_Original_Theme,_Op._36
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dedicatedTo 'my friends pictured within'
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Hans_Richter
gptkbp:genre orchestral variations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elgar: Enigma Variations
gptkbp:influenced British orchestral music
gptkbp:influencedBy Romantic era music
gptkbp:inspiredBy Elgar's friends
gptkbp:language instrumental
gptkbp:mystery enigma theme
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Remembrance_Day_ceremonies
gptkb:funeral_of_Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:notablePerformance gptkb:BBC_Proms
gptkb:Royal_Albert_Hall
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra,_conducted_by_Daniel_Barenboim
gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra,_conducted_by_Sir_Adrian_Boult
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra,_conducted_by_Sir_Colin_Davis
Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:Nimrod
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 14
gptkbp:opusNumber gptkb:Op._36
gptkbp:premiereDate 1899-06-19
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:St_James's_Hall,_London
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Novello_&_Co.
gptkbp:structure theme and 14 variations
gptkbp:theme original theme by Elgar
gptkbp:variationI gptkb:C.A.E._(Caroline_Alice_Elgar)
gptkbp:variationII gptkb:H.D.S-P._(Hew_David_Steuart-Powell)
gptkbp:variationIII gptkb:R.B.T._(Richard_Baxter_Townshend)
gptkbp:variationIV gptkb:W.M.B._(William_Meath_Baker)
gptkbp:variationIX gptkb:Nimrod
gptkbp:variationV gptkb:R.P.A._(Richard_Penrose_Arnold)
gptkbp:variationVI gptkb:Ysobel_(Isabel_Fitton)
gptkbp:variationVII gptkb:Troyte_(Arthur_Troyte_Griffith)
gptkbp:variationVIII gptkb:W.N._(Winifred_Norbury)
gptkbp:variationX gptkb:Dorabella_(Dora_Penny)
gptkbp:variationXI gptkb:G.R.S._(George_Robertson_Sinclair)
gptkbp:variationXII gptkb:B.G.N._(Basil_Nevinson)
gptkbp:variationXIII *** (Lady Mary Lygon)
gptkbp:variationXIV gptkb:E.D.U._(Edward_Elgar_himself)
gptkbp:yearComposed 1898
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Cape_Town_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Scottish_National_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6