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Rimsky-Korsakov's popular 'Capriccio on Spanish Themes' is based on five folk melodies.

Dvořák’s melody-strewn Symphony No. 8, is a pastoral symphony in all but name.

US artist Jeremy Denk is the soloist in Bartók’s brilliant Piano Concerto No.1.

Missy Mazzoli’s mesmeric Sinfonia – music ‘in the shape of the solar system'.

Kodály's joyful 1936 Budavári Te Deum employs a traditional Hungarian folk-music idiom.

The Spark Catchers takes its inspiration and title from a Lemn Sissay poem.

Possibly the best-known piece of classical music in the Western world.

Gerald Barry's new work was inspired by revolutionary events in Canada’s history.

Leila Josefowicz performs Stravinsky's fiercely brilliant neo-Classical concerto.

A dramatic celebration of the triumph of truth over tyranny in music of radiant beauty.

Revel in the hauntingly beautiful Adagio and impassioned finale of this symphony.

Prize-winning pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk makes his Proms debut.

The frenzied rhythms of Stravinsky’s ballet score prompted a riot at its Paris premiere.

Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in his work inspired by the North Star.

Francisco Coll's richly textured, large-scale work receives its London premiere.

Beethoven’s great hymn to humanity.

This European premiere by Scottish composer James MacMillan makes a plea for unity.

Performed by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Performed by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Performed by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Performed by Beatrice Rana with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

A trademark performance from memory by the Aurora Orchestra of the 'Eroica' symphony.

Richard Strauss's 1945 Metamorphosen is an ecstatic and elegiac work.

A work whose modernity and astonishing textural effects are still startling.