symphonic poems and orchestral music In this short film Howard Goodall profiles Franz Liszt and developments in 19th century music, including his innovations with themes of death and destiny.

Erik Satie called Vexations ‘simple, yet arduous’. Igor Levit will be the first pianist to perform it solo in public.

“Whilst it’s fair to say she lived a life of privilege, alongside pioneering female musicians of the period including Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann, she pursued her passion for music ...

I study music and culture in Europe around the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, with particular focus on keyboard music in France, 19th-C music journalism as media, history of celebrity, ...