Sydney Opera House

Elgar’s gorgeous Enigma Variations forever confirmed his position as a major composer. At the heart of this tribute to Elgar’s friends is the ‘Nimrod’ variation, among the most beautiful three-and-a-half minutes in music.‘I’ve got a tune that’ll knock ’em flat!’

Elgar said as he worked on his first Pomp and Circumstance march. That tune needs little introduction, its solemn dignity has become the sound of Britain’s ‘stern and silent pride’ at everything from football matches to The Last Night of the Proms.

Elgar
In the South                                                                             
Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme)                  
Pomp and Circumstance – Marches 1 and 2