Symphonies
List of News Articles
The search for Beethoven's successor
4 November 2024
Beethoven died in 1827. Who would be worthy to take on his mantle?Schubert's Unfinished and other incomplete works
1 November 2024
Schubert is far from the only composer to have put a piece of music aside and leave it unfinished ...Beethoven's Seventh: the apotheosis of the dance?
10 June 2024
How has Wagner's epithet affected the way we approach this favourite Beethoven symphony?Beethoven and the Eroica theme
4 March 2024
What drew Beethoven to return to the same theme four times over?Haydn's symphonies and their nicknames
18 December 2023
Hen, Miracle, Imperial ... Where do all those nicknames come from?An introduction to Janissary music
11 December 2023
Why is Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5 known as the Turkish ... and is it warranted?The (mis)numbering of symphonies
3 November 2023
To mark the launch of our new Mendelssohn CD, we look at the thorny issue of how symphonies are numbered. Warning: may cause confusion!Napoleon and the Eroica
28 August 2023
If the Eroica was originally entitled the Bonaparte, what does the music tell us about Beethoven's view of Napoleon?Schumann's symphonies: a case of belated recognition
20 October 2022