His protégés, the conductor Malcolm Sargent and violinist Yehudi Menuhin, both recalled rehearsals with Elgar at which he swiftly satisfied himself that all was well and then went off to the races.
Os seus protexidos, o director Malcolm Sargent e o violinista Yehudi Menuhin, lembraban os ensaios con Elgar nos que rapidamente se convencía de que todo estaba ben e despois marchaba ás carreiras.