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.

Are you looking for a lighter alternative to the symphony? There are plenty to choose from ...

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

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

With Easter just around the corner, we delve into perhaps the richest (and often darkest) choral repertoire of all ...

Or, how suppressing a work for 80 years can affect its long-term fortunes.

We complete our survey of the concerto for stringed instruments with the double bass. It's not just about jazz!

It's the 19th century and musical retellings of Greek myths are out. Enter the European folk tale ...

Why are some Beethoven symphonies better-known than others?

Depending on whom you ask, death can be comforting or inspire holy terror, including in composers writing a Mass for the Dead.

The oboe: refined, yes, but cheeky or melancholic? Join us as we look at the concertos exploring this instrument's wide-ranging moods.