Classical Features
Best Paganini Works: 10 Essential Pieces
Discover our selection of the best Paganini works featuring 10 pieces by the composer-virtuoso who made a pact with the devil.
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Best Liszt Works: 10 Essential Pieces By The Great Composer
Liszt was one of the most important composers of the Romantic era – discover our selection of the best Liszt works featuring 10 masterpieces.
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Best Black Classical Composers Of All Time
Discover our selection of the top 10 best Black classical composers of all time including Florence Price and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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Best Vaughan Williams Works: 10 Essential Pieces
Discover our selection of the best Vaughan Williams works featuring 10 masterpieces by the great composer including ‘The Lark Ascending’.
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His Music, His World: How André Rieu Became The ‘King Of The Waltz’
As violinist André Rieu celebrates his 72nd birthday we take a look at how he became the 'King of the Waltz'. Happy Birthday André!
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Best Ballet Music: Top 10 Greatest Scores
Discover our selection of the greatest ballet music including Tchaikovsky's ‘Swan Lake’, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘The Nutcracker’.
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‘West Side Story’: The Genesis Of A Musical
Discover the story behind one of the greatest and most successful of all stage musicals – Leonard Bernstein’s ‘West Side Story’.
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Remembering Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson: A Retrospective
Our retrospective of award-winning composer Jóhann Jóhannsson explores some of his most significant studio albums and soundtracks.
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Best Holst Works: 10 Essential Pieces By The Great Composer
Discover our selection of the best Gustav Holst works featuring 10 masterpieces by the great composer including ‘The Planets’.
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Clara Schumann: The Overlooked Romantic Composer You Need To Know
Rediscover the music of Clara Schumann, one of the most important pianists and composers of the Romantic era, with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason.
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Víkingur Ólafsson On ‘Mozart & Contemporaries’: Out Now
Superstar pianist Víkingur Ólafsson spoke to us about his new album 'Mozart & Contemporaries' and his remarkable debut at the BBC Proms.
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“I Fell In Love With The Original Again”: Max Richter On Recomposing Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’
Having fallen in love with Vivaldi as a child Max Richter recomposed 'The Four Seasons' - and fell in love with the original again.
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Best Leonard Bernstein Works: 10 Essential Pieces
Discover our selection of the best Leonard Bernstein works featuring 10 masterpieces by the great composer including ‘West Side Story’.
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Saint-Saëns’ ‘Carnival Of The Animals’: A Grand Zoological Fantasy
Explore our masterpiece guide to Saint-Saëns’ ‘Carnival Of The Animals’, a grand zoological fantasy, featuring The Kanneh-Masons’ recording.
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Best Debussy Works: 10 Essential Pieces By The Great Composer
Discover our selection of the best Debussy works featuring 10 masterpieces including 'Suite Bergamasque' and 'Prélude à l’Après-Midi d’un Faune'.
