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Lady Mary Lygon (formerly Princess Romanovsky-Pavlovsky; 12 February 1910 – 27 September 1982), known as Maimie, was a British aristocrat and Russian princess by marriage.
Lady Mary Lygon. (1910-1982), Former wife of Vsevelod Ivanovich Romanov, Prince of Russia; daughter of 7th Earl Beauchamp. Sitter in 4 portraits. One of the four beautiful daughters of the 7th Earl Beauchamp known in society circles as the 'Beauchamp Belles'. Lady Lygon married Prince Vsevolod of Russia in 1939.
- History
- Orchestration
- Structure
- Final Inscription
- Arrangements
- The Enigma
- Subsequent History
- Recordings
- Bibliography
- Further Reading
Elgar described how on the evening of 21 October 1898, after a tiring day's teaching, he sat down at the piano. A melody he played caught the attention of his wife and he began to improvise variations on it in styles which reflected the character of some of his friends. These improvisations, expanded and orchestrated, became the Enigma Variations. ...
The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes (one doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in F, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, side drum, triangle, bass drum, cymbals, organ (ad lib) and strings.
The theme is followed by 14 variations. The variations spring from the theme's melodic, harmonic and rhythmic elements, and the extended fourteenth variation forms a grand finale. Elgar dedicated the piece to "my friends pictured within" and in the score each variation is prefaced the initials, name or nickname of the friend depicted. As was common...
At the end of the full score he inscribed the words "Bramo assai, poco spero, nulla chieggio". This is a quote from Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, Book II, Stanza 16 (1595), albeit slightly altered from third to first person. It means: "I long for much, I hope for little, I ask nothing". Like Elgar's own name, this sentence too can be fitted...
Arrangements of the Variationsinclude: 1. The composer's arrangement of the complete work for piano solo 2. The composer's arrangement of the complete work for piano duet(two pianos) 3. Duet (piano, four hands) – by John E. West F.R.A.M., F.R.C.O (1863–1929), organist, composer and musical adviser to Novello & Co 4. Transcription for chamber ensemb...
The word "Enigma", serving as a title for the theme of the Variations, was added to the score at a late stage, after the manuscript had been delivered to the publisher. Despite a series of hints provided by Elgar, the precise nature of the implied puzzle remains unknown. Confirmation that Enigma is the name of the theme is provided by Elgar's 1911 ...
Elgar himself quoted many of his own works, including "Nimrod" (Variation IX), in his choral piece of 1912, The Music Makers. On 24 May 1912 Elgar conducted a performance of the Variations at a Memorial Concert in aid of the family survivors of musicians who had been lost in the Titanic disaster. There is some speculation that the Enigma machine em...
There have been more than sixty recordings of the Variations since Elgar's first recording, made by the acoustic process in 1924. Elgar himself conducted the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra for its first electrical recording in 1926 on the HMV label. That recording has been remastered for compact disc; the EMI CD couples it with Elgar's Violin Concerto...
Atkins, Wulstan (1984). The Elgar-Atkins Friendship. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.Buckley, Robert John (1905). Sir Edward Elgar. London / New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Burley, Rosa; Carruthers, Frank C. (1972). Edward Elgar: The Record of a Friendship. London: Barrie and Jenkins. ISBN 9780214654107.Edwards, F. G. (1900). "Edward Elgar". The Musical Times. 41. Reprinted in: Redwood 1982, pp. 35–49.Adams, Byron (Spring 2000). "The 'Dark Saying' of the Enigma: Homoeroticism and the Elgarian Paradox". 19th-Century Music. 23 (3): 218–235. doi:10.2307/746879. JSTOR 746879.Nice, David (1996). Edward Elgar: An Essential Guide to His Life and Works. London: Pavilion. ISBN 1-85793-977-8.Elgar explains that the asterisks take the place of the name of a lady who was, at the time of composition, on a sea voyage. The lady was Lady Mary Lygon. In the spring of 1899, she was on her way to Australia with her brother, who was to be installed as Governor of New South Wales.
17 apr 2020 · Mary Lygon Profiled. Posted on April 17, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley. An article was recently posted on the website RoyalFoibles,com devoted to the life and, more particularly, the unhappy marriage of Waugh’s friend Mary Lygon. This is entitled “F****d Up Royal, or in this case Imperial, Marriages #49”. But don’t be put off by the ...
19 giu 2023 · Later, we get an enigma within the Enigma: ‘***Romanza’ is the title of Variation 13, and Elgar explained that the asterisks represented the name of a lady (Lady Mary Lygon) who, at the...
Lady Mary Lygon (1910-1982), Former wife of Vsevelod Ivanovich Romanov, Prince of Russia; daughter of 7th Earl Beauchamp. Sitter in 4 portraits.
