[intense dropcap font color="primary"]'S [/intense dropcap]o what's the scoop on this conductor guy?” a friend once asked after I took her to an orchestral
The Sixth is the outlier among Beethoven’s symphonies, rural and rustic where the others are driven and dramatic. Richard Osborne makes a selection of the best versions from a rich recorded history
On the night of 15 April 1912, one of the most heroic performances in history was witnessed, as the musicians of the Titanic carried on playing despite their inevitable fate. Andrew Green tells their story