
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
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The Energy of William Meath Baker
Elgar's music is much more excitable and communicative than his writing. This variation was written after the host had, with a slip of paper in his hand, forcibly read out the arrangements for the day. Elgar also said that William Meath Baker, W.M.B., expressed himself somewhat energetically. The theme is being slammed down in a fast tempo and with incredible economy.
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