Here is a link to another recording conducted by Elgar. Edward Elgar: The Kingdom: Prelude BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sir Edward Elgar, Conductor Recorded 11
I read bits and pieces from Julian Rushton's 1999 book on the Elgar Variations. Rushton wrote that Elgar "did not adhere slavishly to markings in his own
... It's possible that Elgar took a faster tempo in order to fit "Nimrod" onto a single 78-RPM side, but it's much more likely that this is precisely the tempo
The conductor clearly "imposes" his interpretations of the piece being played. The conductor is also the only person who looks at a score, which includes all