The enigma I will not explain – its "dark saying" must be l… - Edward Elgar

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The enigma I will not explain – its "dark saying" must be left unguessed, and I warn you that the apparent connection between the variations and the theme is often of the slightest texture.

Edward Elgar

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Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Bt. (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer. He was Master of the King's Musick from 1924.

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I always said God was against art and I still believe it. Anything obscene or trivial is blessed in this world and has a reward – I ask for no reward – only to live & to hear my work.

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