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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Sunday, September 11, 2011

The Enigma Theme’s Main Character "Off-Stage"

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Christ in the Desert by Ivan Kramskoi So the principal Theme never appears, even as in some later dramas – e.g., Maeterlinck’s ‘L’Intruse’...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Variation XIII and Elgar's Hidden Friend

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Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God and Savior of Israel.  Isaiah 45:15 The preacher, in speaking of the dark days, of which we ...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

A Missing Friend

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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comf...
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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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