The unstated Principal Theme to Elgar's Enigma Variations has been discovered. It is "Ein feste Burg" (A Mighty Fortress) by Martin Luther as realized by J.S. Bach and Felix Mendelssohn.
Edward Elgar
Elgar said of his "Variations on an Original Theme" that there is a well-known tune hidden in the work which, nevertheless, is not played outright. The "enigma" is the question of what that tune might be, and it has given the work its second name, the "Enigma Variations." Elgar took the secret with him to the grave.
Enigma Records was created in 1980.
The Enigma Variations, a Cello Concerto and a Violin Concerto, and Salut d'Amor, and one more I almost forgot. Just a little nothing called the Pomp and Circumstance Marches.
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Edward Elgar wrote the Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 36) in 1898 and first performed it in 1899.
Edward Elgar
14 Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar
Elgar said of his "Variations on an Original Theme" that there is a well-known tune hidden in the work which, nevertheless, is not played outright. The "enigma" is the question of what that tune might be, and it has given the work its second name, the "Enigma Variations." Elgar took the secret with him to the grave.
Guess : Enigma variations, Nimrod ?
The principal German code in WW2 was known as Enigma.
Nimrod. (Not an insult. It's actually the name of the variation.)
The use of the word enigma is apparently an enigma to you! Delicious irony!
The Enigma goes by Slug.
Enigma is a complex riddle or puzzle.
"An enigma wrapped in mystery and riddled with controversy" is how UFO's have been described. He/she is an enigma. The location of 'The Lost Dutchman' gold mine remains an enigma.
El código Enigma in Spanish is "the Enigma code" in English.