Dishonesty among classical composers? Surely not!

Where does Jonathan Dove's 'Figures in the Garden' fit in with the Figaro story?

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

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.

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

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 ...

How do composers set about telling a story in music? We look at a few examples.

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