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Songs about friendship: ten beautiful odes to the joy of a good friend

We round up some of our favourite songs that celebrate friendship
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Best of Chopin: nine unmissable works by the sublime Romantic

From the Minute Waltz to the Funeral March, we choose some of the very finest pieces by the great Polish composer and pianist
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Bach to Black Sabbath: the deep connections between classical music and heavy metal

Classical music and heavy metal share a deep connection, from intricate compositions to virtuosic playing. We explore the fascinating musical ties between these two seemingly opposing genres
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This is the best movie score of all time, say today's greatest screen composers

We asked over 60 of today's very best film and television composers to tell us which scores would be in their top five of all time, and they didn't disappoint.
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1907 was the worst year of Gustav Mahler's life. Then came America - and everything changed

The composer Gustav Mahler suffered a series of personal and professional disasters in 1907. A move Stateside, however, resulted in a rapid upturn in his fortunes
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The celesta: the magical instrument that adds a touch of enchantment to music

Meet the celesta, whose delicate, filigree sound lends such magic to the world of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker
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The composer who braved Antarctica's thundering avalanches in search of inspiration

Fifteen great composers inspired by wanderlust – from gaping desert canyons to uninhabited icy landscapes
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Beethoven piano sonatas: six of the best cycles

We name some of the best recordings of Beethoven's sonatas, peformed by the great and the good of the piano world
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Best of Aaron Copland: 11 essential works from the voice of American classical music

Aaron Copland crafted a sound that evokes America's wide open spaces and pioneering spirit. Here are 11 of his very greatest works
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'Ave Maria': lyrics and composer

It's one of composer Franz Schubert's most popular works. But what are the lyrics to 'Ave Maria', and what's the story behind them?
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Camille Saint-Saëns: virtuoso composer who bridged tradition and innovation

The polymath composer who suffered spectacular fall from grace
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Rachmaninov: huge hands, hypnotherapy... and some of music's most breathtaking moments

The last great Russian Romantic: meet Sergey Rachmaninov, creator of some of classical music's most irresistible melodies
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The 11 Alan Silvestri film scores you need to hear!

In honour of the great Hollywood composer’s 75th birthday, here’s our rundown of what we think is his very best work…
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