Works

Fifteen works that their composers bitterly regretted

The sorry tales of pieces that, for one reason or another, would go on to haunt their own composers
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7 unforgettable moments when music captured the magic of sport

Tenor Pene Pati selects seven times classical music provided the soundtrack for top sporting events
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'I can’t think of anything more beautiful': 7 perfect classical works for beginners

Violinist James Ehnes selects pieces to play for sceptics who don’t believe they’ll like classical music
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Favourite Franz Liszt work: six great pianists name a best-loved piece from the great Romantic

We ask six Liszt pianists to name one work by the composer that inspires them above all others
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Musicians told us their dream and nightmare works to perform. And one composer comes up A LOT

Which works do orchestral players love to play? And which do they dread? We head round the sections of some of Europe’s finest ensembles to find out
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Best of Tchaikovsky: 11 thrilling masterpieces by Russia's greatest composer

Romeo and Juliet, the Nutcracker, the Pathétique... Tchaikovsky's repertoire is stuffed full of melodic and emotional masterpieces. Here are 11 of the greatest
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7 fabulously fantastical pieces inspired by ancient mythology

Operatic director Thomas Guthrie selects the best examples of music inspired by ancient mythology
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Feeling stressed? These 10 beautiful classical pieces are guaranteed to bring calm to your day

The BBC Music team and reviewers on the music they turn to for a sense of calm
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A ghostly commission: the dark legend of Mozart’s Requiem

Mozart’s Requiem is shrouded in mystery. Unfinished, ghostwritten, commissioned in secrecy, it remains hauntingly powerful and endlessly debated
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