Writing an overture for a distinctly German opera.
Brahms pulled from Bach’s St Matthew Passion and his own unrequited love for Clara Schumann to create a classic clarinet-and-piano masterpiece.
Rachmaninoff’s most popular work reveals his staunch dedication to the musical style as its last great figure.
A father-daughter pair of amateur musicians requested an unconventional piece from Mozart, but circumstances prevented them from performing it.
A look at how a melody written in the ruins of Holyrood Palace evolved into a musical tribute.