Beethoven's Fifth has a nickname? Well, it does according to some people ...

Our examination of the concerto now turns to percussion. Expect the unexpected!

How one composer almost single-handedly raised the piano concerto to unprecedented heights

It's the clarinet's turn to step centre-stage for a look at their concerto repertoire. It's possible Mozart is mentioned!

Ahead of the SCO's performances of two key opera seria in this year's Edinburgh International Festival, we look at the history of the genre.

How does the west's fascination with the wider Arab world come across in music? We look at a few examples ...

Why are some Beethoven symphonies better-known than others?

For the last article in our concerto series (for now), we turn to an instrument too often dismissed as the orchestra's resident joker.

In the third installment of our series looking at the concerto, it's the turn of the SCO flautists to recommend their favourites.

Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.

What was it about C minor that brought out Beethoven's defiant side? We take a look at a few examples.

We delve into the history of a hybrid genre ...