Who Did Elgar Write Nimrod For?

Who Did Elgar Write Nimrod For? The themes from two variations are echoed: “Nimrod” and “C.A.E.”, referring to Jaeger and Elgar’s wife Alice, “two great influences on the life and art of the composer”, as Elgar wrote in 1927. Elgar called these references “entirely fitting to the intention of the piece”. Why is it called