Name: Enigma Variations
Start: 2023-11-04T19:30:00
Location: Mansfield Center for the Performing Arts

Caitlin Cisler

Grant Harville

Great Falls Symphony Assn

It is something of a meme that England spent a good two centuries (the 18th and 19th) failing to produce home-grown musical talent. Instead, the English impresarios imported the likes of Handel, Haydn, and Mendelssohn to satisfy the demands of their music-loving audiences. While not entirely fair, it has become conventional wisdom that Edward Elgar was the first homegrown composer to break the trend and usher in a 20th century that saw Britain become one of the most important musical hubs on the planet. From our 2004 program: “Edward Elgar revitalized English music. During his lifetime, he was acknowledged as England’s greatest composer and his reputation was enormous.”