Mozart poses formidable challenges for modern pianists. Late 18th-century Viennese pianos resemble our contemporary instruments only on the most basic mechanical level. The way the hammers are ...

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. Erik Satie's 3 Gymnopédies are spread across the ...

There have been fortepianists before Ronald Brautigam and Kristian Bezuidenhout upon whose shoulders those two might be said to stand. But none had managed so convincingly to bring the fortepiano into ...

Popular history loves a good stage parent, and few can compare to the father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the demanding task master who helped shape his prodigy son into one of the world’s best ...