Editing Enigma Variations (section)

===Variation XIV (''Finale: Allegro'') "E.D.U."===
Elgar himself, nicknamed ''Edu'' by his wife, from the German ''Eduard''. 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".{{sfn|Elgar|1946|loc=Var. XIV}}

The original version of this variation is nearly 100 bars shorter than the one now usually played. In July 1899, one month after the original version was finished Jaeger urged Elgar to make the variation a little longer. After some cajoling Elgar agreed, and also added an organ part. The new version was played for the first time at the [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] [[Three Choirs Festival]], with Elgar himself conducting, on 13 September 1899.<ref name=edu/>