Edward Elgar Got A Lot Of

Edward Elgar got a lot of mileage out of being cryptic. By making musical references to his friends and suggesting that there was a mystery tune in his head while he composed the "Enigma" Variations, Elgar incited a frenzy of speculation and detective work that helped make his music an enduring hit. >From a concert they gave last month at the Saar Music Festival in Germany, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (STAH-nee-swahf skroh-vah-CHEF-skee) conducts the Saarbruecken Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the "Enigma" Variations, Op. 36. (Saarland Radio/EBU)