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1899年6月19日,埃尔加的《“谜语”变奏曲》在指挥家汉斯·里赫特指挥下于伦敦首演,轰动了英国音乐界。人们欣喜地发现,自浦赛尔后整整沉默了二百年的英国又有了自己卓越的作曲家。《“谜语”变奏曲》的首演也引起了另一番波动,就是人们深深地被作品的内容“谜”住了。埃尔加曾公开表示这个由主题与十四个变奏组成的《“谜语”变奏曲》是指他的十四位亲友,但他不愿披露谜底,甚至提请人们不要去猜这个作品。他说:“谜语,我不需要解释——它的‘暗语’必定是猜不透的。”他只要求人们将这部音乐看成是一部纯音乐。越是这样“卖关子”,受好奇心驱使的人们便越要挖根究底。据说也有人居然猜中其中的几段,但全曲留给人们的依然是谜。直到作曲家逝世后,埃尔加
On June 19, 1899, Elgar’s “Variations” was premiered in London under the direction of conductor Hans Rieter, sensationalizing the British music scene. People were delighted to find that Britain, which has remained silent for 200 years since Purcell, has his own outstanding composer. “The premiere of” The Riddle “Variations has also caused another wave of volatility, that is, people are deeply” riddled “with the content of the work. Elgar has publicly stated that this ”riddle“ ”variation“ composed of a theme and fourteen variations refers to his fourteen relatives and friends, but he is unwilling to disclose the mystery and even urges people not to guess the work. He said: ”I do not need to explain the riddles - it must be guessed.“ He only asks people to regard the music as pure music. The more ”sell off", the more people driven by curiosity will have to dig deeper into the bottom line. It is said that some people actually guess one of the paragraphs, but the whole song left to people is still a mystery. After the composer’s death, Elgar