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

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

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 ...

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

Our series on the concerto finally turns its attention to the brass family, and there are many more for trumpet than you might expect.

We look at what happened when composers outside Austria turned their hands to the waltz ...

The history of Christmas carols is long and surprisingly varied - we look at a few of them.

Where are all the Christmas classics from the great composers?

Wherein we challenge you to think past 'Waterloo' and 'Mamma mia' ...

Our examination of the concerto continues with the viola, whose potential as a solo instrument was long unrecognised.