Concertos for more than a single instrument are a comparative rarity, making their performance something of a treat for everyone.

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

In which we look at the practice of exchanging one aria for another in operas - and not always for the best of reasons ...

Follow the thread as one composer quotes another ...

In which we look at times when a composer barely paused for breath between one work and the next

Stuck between the symphonies of Haydn and Beethoven, where do Mozart's fit in?

Your starter for ten: besides Schubert, who has an unfinished symphony to their name?

Dishonesty among classical composers? Surely not!

In the latest in our series looking at the symphony, what makes Haydn so significant in its development?

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.

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