Tchaikovsky's heartfelt piece is among the best he ever wrote. At the very time that Tchaikovsky was composing his nationalistic, powerful and undeniably noisy 1812 Overture, he was also writing this: ...

Antonin Dvorak helped revive string-orchestra music with a famous serenade in 1875. A few years later, Tchaikovsky followed in his footsteps with his own Serenade for Strings, which we feature, ...

Elgar was a string-player, a violinist of considerable ability – the concerto and the sonata he wrote for the instrument are some of his most characteristic and personal works. Two works for string ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule 1 Allegro piacevole Elgar was a string-player, a violinist of considerable ...