Classical Guide
Here I recommend a piece of music - and a particular recording of that piece - that no classical music fan should be without. Whether you’re just starting out on a journey of classical discovery or are looking to refine your collection you’ll find suggestions in here for you.
Part Three: Brahms’ First Symphony
This is one of the great monuments of 19th century music.
Part Two: Beethoven Piano Concerto Four
IN 1808, Beethoven was a worried and frustrated man. He had battled his way through a life crisis brought on by the knowledge that, irreversibly, he was going deaf.
BEETHOVEN’S Sixth Symphony, the Pastoral Symphony, might seem an odd choice with which to launch a Building a Library series. Why not the revolutionary, boundary-busting Eroica: the Third Symphony?