https://wolfiewolfgang.com/elgar-and-shame-of-bank-of-england/ Check in for my regular blogs and reviews Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wolfiewolfgang.com/elgar-and-shame-of-bank-of-england/#comment-537 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:02:11 +0000 https://wolfiewolfgang.com/?p=1316#comment-537 Yes, of course, Nimrod in the Enigma Variations is very moving especially in the context of the whole piece. I resisted a long list because there is so much wonderful music to discover if you don't know Elgar. I stick with my list as his greatest though!

]]> https://wolfiewolfgang.com/elgar-and-shame-of-bank-of-england/#comment-536 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:11:02 +0000 https://wolfiewolfgang.com/?p=1316#comment-536 Don't forget Nimrod. He would be honoured for that alone. It is one of those pieces of music that yells 'Englishness' – in the sense of rolling hills and haystacks rather than drunken footie fans.

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