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The bone fragments suspected to belong to famed 18th-century composer Ludwig van Beethoven are being returned to Vienna after spending 30 years in a drawer in California.

Steven Young discusses the life and work of 20th-century French organist Marthe Bracquemond.

William Shakespeare famously wrote extensively about places which he had never visited, so why shouldn’t composers do the same? Of the four pieces performed in this Spain-themed Prom, only one of the composers was Spanish - the rest were French, and at least one of them (namely Claude Debussy) had to rely on accounts of Spain from native dancers, artists, and musicians, as he had never set foot in the country. This French presence, however, did not impinge on the overall Spanish flavour of the...

ADRIAN THRILLS: Damon Albarn isnt one for big, emotional gestures, so the frontmans response to the adulation that greeted Blurs two celebratory Wembley Stadium shows this month was surprising.

It was truly a pleasure to hear the orchestra sink its teeth into this hefty score, and the audience responded blissfully. I wonder, however, if I was not the only one who felt battered by the extreme confrontation of forces and the harshness of the outcome.

When the Corsican general seized power in a coup in 1799, he proclaimed himself a defender of the republican ideals that had come from the revolution. But, as Marisa Linton explains, the would-be emperor did all he could to dismantle them

Forget the seats. For many the real joy of the Proms means queueing to stand in the arena. We sent Jeremy Pound to experience the magic of promming

CPR Classical partners with the Colorado Music Festival to bring you an all-Rachmaninoff concert with conductor Peter Oundjian and pianist Nicolai Lugansky. CPR Classical will be there on Friday, July 7, and we hope you will join us!