This new upload may seem a bit out of place next to my belcanto-orientated recent postings, but the piece in question is just too delightful to pass. Most of the description is taken from "allmusic.com", while my commentaries will be mostly my personal impressions of the variations."At the end of an overlong day laden with teaching and other duties, Edward Elgar lit a cigar, sat at his piano and began idling over the keys. To amuse his wife, the composer began to improvise a tune and played it several times, turning each reprise into a caricature of the way one of their friends might have played it or of their personal characteristics. "I believe that you are doing something which has never been done before," exclaimed his wife". Thus, as the legend tells us, was born one of music's great works of original conception, and Elgar's greatest large-scale "hit": the Enigma Variations.The enigma is twofold: each of the 14 variations refers to a friend of Elgar's, who is depicted by the nature of the music, or by sonic imitation of laughs, vocal inflections, or quirks, or by more abstract allusions. The other enigma is the presence of a larger "unheard" theme which is never stated but which according to the composer is very well known. A third enigma formed, when I decided to upload the variations, as I am completely baffled about the identity of either the conductor or the orchestra.But getting back to the work itself, the work contains some most charming and interesting music.As the piece is about thirty minutes long, I've divided it into three parts, each one finishing with a furious allegro passage (and, interestingly enough, the variations go well this way).XII. B.G.N. (andante; 0:00), Basil G. Nevinson, a well-known cellist, who gets a cello melody for his variation, just like in the Ysobel variation, where viola was used for the violist.XIII. Romance (moderato; 2:35). Because of the lack of initials, the identity of the person is unclear and remains an enigma within the Enigma. However, the music includes a quotation from Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture "Calm sea and prosperous voyage" which leads to speculation that it depicts either Lady Mary Lygon, local noblewoman on a voyage to Australia at the time, or Helen Weaver, who was Elgar's fiancée before she emigrated to New Zealand in 1884. At certain intervals, the timpani create a sound reminiscent of a ship's engines, by means of hard sticks or, traditionally, coins. Interestingly enough, the melody is varied several times within the variation, possibly to symbolize Elgar's conflicting emotions towards the person depicted, though the variation returns at the very end to the serenity of the beginning.XIV. E.D.U. (allegro presto; 5:23), Elgar himself, "Edu" being his wife's nickname for him. This heartily extroverted, even boisterous, finale ties together the first variation and the Nimrod themes, as though to suggest that the composer has taken advice to heart and is determined to succeed. The entry of an organ in the final measures brings the work to a confident, happy close. The original variation No. 14 is 100 bars shorter than the version now usually played. In July 1899, one month after the original version was finished, Jaeger, from variation No. 9, urged Elgar to make the variation a little longer. Elgar eventually agreed, and added an organ part.Hope you enjoyed it :)! [ More Detail ]
Vanilla Sky (2001) David (Tom Cruise) and Sophie (Penelope Cruz) draw caricatures of each other. "Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around" [ More Detail ]
Before DANGER GIRL and GEN 13, JSC's very first Nationaly Published Art was his Now Legendary &Rare TIME CAPSULE Posters through Creative Forces Ltd. circa 1990-1993. Great Celebrity Caricatures! Now they are Collectibles! [ More Detail ]
i've made hundreds of caricatures over the years..i love to draw caricatures!!!here are some of them.Some of the them: Will Smith,Mihaela radulescu,Mircea Badea,Denis Rodman,Arnold,Elvis,Jean Reno,Eminem,James Dean,Jeff Goldblum, Sergio Oliva,Pamela Anderson,etcCaricaturi facute de mine,multe au fost publicate in presa romaneasca.Il admir pe Bogdan Petry,Sebastian Krueger,Mulatier...dupa mine cei mai mari din domeniul caricaturii!Imi place caricatura,pacat ca nu este apreciata la adevarata valoare pe aici,prin tara asta! [ More Detail ]
My Uncle found this PowerPoint Presentation somewhere and I put it into a movie file on YouTube! Please Enjoy! :)P.S. I did not do any of these caricatures. I do not know, at all, who did, but if any credit is to be taken, then the credit goes to the one/'s who did the creations. I do not take any credit what so ever except for the making of this video. Thank You. :)P.S. My favorite one is of Stallone! :D [ More Detail ]
Caricatures of the prophet Muhammad, first printed in a Danish newspaper, that Muslim retards have been getting themselves so worked up about. [ More Detail ]
samples of Leeds Local Photography plus cartoons and caricatures of the last year including some of the much publicised Amy Winehouse. Photos relating to this vid can be found here!Best wishes and thanks to all who viewed my stuff Jameshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesw-bell/sets/72157604032751934/Those watching it should aim to place their tongue somewhere within their cheek!Music: Chasing Pavements by Adele [ More Detail ]
Caricatures drawn on-the-spot by Simon Ellinas, The London Caricaturist. Cartoons and caricatures are a very popular corporate entertainment and caicaturists like The London Caricaturist are kept busy all over the world cartooning and caricaturing their lucky customers! [ More Detail ]