Behind the music
List of News Articles
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Die Nummerierung von Sinfonien
22 April 2024
Anlässlich unserer Konzerte in Würzburg (am 26. und 27. Mai), werfen wir einen Blick auf eine knifflige Frage ...![]()
Mendelssohn and the Bach revival
15 April 2024
How Bach fell from favour and rose to glory again ...![]()
Musical jokes, from satire to April Fools
29 March 2024
In anticipation of April Fools' Day, we take a look at some examples of musical tomfoolery.![]()
Ravel and the art of orchestration
25 March 2024
What makes Ravel such a great orchestrator?![]()
Scandinavian myths in music
11 March 2024
An overview of Nordic legends retold in music, from Grieg to the present day.![]()
Beethoven and the Eroica theme
4 March 2024
What drew Beethoven to return to the same theme four times over?![]()
Two centuries of musical sunrises
19 February 2024
From Haydn to Maxwell Davies, composers have delighted in portraying the majesty of the rising sun. We look at a few of them ...![]()
Wind instruments in chamber music
22 January 2024
We look at the evolution of wind instruments in chamber music, from guest appearances to fully-fledged wind ensembles.![]()
Arrangements, (re)orchestrations and transcriptions: a bluffer's guide
15 January 2024
Is there any real difference between these terms?![]()
The Prix de Rome: a double-edged sword
8 January 2024
Berlioz tried four times to win France's most prestigious competition for young composers. Was it worth it?![]()
SCO at 50: your memories
1 January 2024
As the SCO turns 50, we look back on your memories of the Orchestra![]()
Haydn's symphonies and their nicknames
18 December 2023
Hen, Miracle, Imperial ... Where do all those nicknames come from?
