Elgar's Enigma Theme Unmasked

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

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Friday, February 17, 2017

Shattering Rushton's Enigma Myths

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David versus Goliath But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the wo...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Elgar’s Enigma Variations "FIRE" Cipher

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Elijah calls down fire from heaven. “Flamma fumo est proxima.” Plautus “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”  Proverb There are four subt...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Elgar’s Initials Or Name In Five Enigma Variations Ciphers

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Where words fail, music speaks. Hans Christian Anderson An extensive examination of Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations performed over sev...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Elgar and the Three Cs

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Edward Elgar Character is destiny. Heraclitus To successfully navigate the melodic labyrinth presented by the Enigma Variations, it is e...
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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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