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

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

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

What makes Ravel such a great orchestrator?

We look at the evolution of wind instruments in chamber music, from guest appearances to fully-fledged wind ensembles.