Grieg’s Piano Concerto has been tackled by many great pianists, but not all of them strike the right balance between refined pianism and Lisztian zest. Jeremy Nicholas surveys recordings spanning a century
After the extraordinary musical developments of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven the composition of a symphony became a daunting challenge, for many years the ultimate challenge for any composer. Many rose magnificently to that challenge, not least Brahms, Mahler, Sibelius and Shostakovich