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Tiger moms and drunken dads: 10 great musical prodigies and the parenting tactics that shaped them
Just how pushy were the mothers and fathers of some of our greatest composers? And for better or worse? Sarah Urwin Jones weighs up the evidence
The greatest composers of all time, ranked: 50 names who've shaped the music we hear today
We asked 174 composers to choose the 50 greatest composers of all time. A tough task: here's how they rank...
Review: Shawn E Okpebholo 'Songs in Flight'
Shawn E Okpebholo’s new song cycle is an outstanding response to America’s painful past and
gets to the heart of real lives exploited by slavery, says Kate Wakeling in her review
How they voted: The Best Film Scores of All Time, as chosen by over 60 film and TV 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.
You don't know these 10 Mozart works - but you really should
So you think you know your Wolfgang? Misha Donat uncovers 10 works you might not have heard before...
Review: Inmost Heart (Samson Tsoy)
In his review, Michael Church is left spellbound by Samson Tsoy’s artistry at the keyboard in this glorious show of reinterpreted works
Review: Debussy – String Quartet in G minor etc (Nash)
The Nash Ensemble are immaculate in this new vintage recording of sparkling quartets and sonatas by Debussy, says Suzanne Rolt in her review
Review: Vivaldi – 'Arsilda'
In her review, Kate Bolton-Porciatti enjoys an excellent new recording of Vivaldi’s 1716 Arsilda, a Baroque farce with plenty of bravura
Review: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (Daniel Pioro)
This evocative narrated version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is a refreshing take, says Ingrid Pearson in her review
Review: Mahler 7 (Bavarian Radio SO/Rattle)
In his review, David Nice thinks this detailed Bavarian recording of Mahler 7 is the best possible way to mark Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday
Review: Exile (Patricia Kopatchinskaja et al)
In his review, Erik Levi enjoys a brilliant melting pot of discoverable works by exiled composers from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and friends’ eloquent performances of lesser-known works
Ondes Martenot: a guide to this early, eerie electronic musical instrument
We explain the workings of the unusual instrument, the Ondes Martenot, that takes centre stage in Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony
Napoleon ruthlessly invaded Vienna in 1809. But he had one poignant gift for its most famous composer
In May 1809 the dying Haydn received a French military tribute, despite the war raging all around
1840: Franz Liszt becomes the world's first rock star
In June 1840 Franz Liszt gave the world's first piano 'recital'. Here we uncover how the dynamic pianist and composer gave birth to a new form of musical performance
Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler: darling of the Nazis or secret opponent?
Wilhelm Furtwängler has long been seen as a symbol of Nazism. But, as Andrew Green explains, the conductor was a strong opponent of the regime
Stravinsky Rite of Spring: the work that shattered classical music tradition
We explore Stravinsky's groundbreaking ballet The Rite of Spring and its seminal place in music history, before picking out some very best recordings
We celebrate musical theatre lyricists, so why don't we credit great opera librettists?
And the BAFTA goes to… Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist
The British composer took home the BAFTA for Original Score last night, in recognition of his thrillingly original music for The Brutalist…
'Miraculous' or 'evil': 10 quotes by musicians and critics about controversial conductor Herbert von Karajan
What have critics and performers said about the formidable Austrian conductor, Herbert von Karajan, over the years?
40 Years of EastEnders – Meet the composer behind one of British TV’s most familiar tunes
As the BBC’s flagship soap celebrates its 40th anniversary, we sit down for a chat with Simon May, the composer who wrote its eminently hummable theme music
Best folk singers of all time: 15 folk icons, from Lead Belly to Laura Marling
Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Lead Belly: we explore the world's best folk singers and their key recordings
'It was a humbling lesson': when just two people turned up to a concert by cellist Abel Selaocoe
John Williams scores: The 10 most unforgettable soundscapes from Hollywood's master of atmosphere
What are the American composer John Williams's very best film scores, and what makes them so? Here’s a starter for ten, from big hitters the world knows and loves to some that might not be so familiar