Elgar's Enigma Theme Unmasked

Robert W. Padgett presents a new and compelling solution to Elgar’s Enigma Variations — "Ein feste Burg" (A Mighty Fortress) by Martin Luther.

Monday, September 11, 2017

Elgar's Biblical Names Cipher

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What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare from Romeo and Julie...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Crossing References In Elgar's Enigma Variations

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Nothing is more detestable than music without hidden meaning. Frédéric François Chopin The concept of crossing is raised on at le...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Cameos of Elgar’s Nimrod in Nolan’s Dunkirk

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We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations. Sir Winston Ch...
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Robert Padgett
Mr. Padgett studied violin with Michael Rosenker (a student of Leopold Auer), and Rosenker’s pupil, Owen Dunsford. Mr. Padgett studied piano with Sally Magee (a student of Emanuel Bay), and Blanca Uribe, a student of Rosina Lhévinne. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California, and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in psychology. At Vassar he studied music theory and composition with Richard Wilson. Mr. Padgett has performed for Joseph Silverstein, Van Cliburn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Steve Jobs, Prince Charles, Lady Camilla, Marcia Davenport, William F. Buckley, Jr., and other prominent public figures. His original compositions have been performed by the Monterey Symphony, at the Bohemian Grove, the Bohemian Club, and other private and public venues. In 2008 Mr. Padgett won the Max Bragado-Darman Fanfare Competition with his entry "Fanfare for the Eagles." It was premiered by the Monterey Symphony under Maestro Bragado in May 2008. A member of the Elgar Society, Mr. Padgett is married with five children.
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