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The Symphony should provide a rich vein of historical discovery. Has anyone written a book which examines the growth of the symphony and the dynamics behind it?

I like Elgar’s Symphony Number One in A flat major for its tunes and the prominent cello part so I’ve selected it as the first of my introductions to classical music. A brief introduction to Elgar Elgar is always considered to be a very English composer – Land of Hope and Glory, the Malvern Hills [...]

Meet Nadia Boulanger: the woman that unites, Thriller, Love you Live, The Look of Love, Tom Jones, one of the best pianists of his generation, all of the world’s greatest orchestras – and more. But first, imagine this: a woman in the last 1800s, who did not have the vote, was not expected to work, [...]