Between his 4th and 5th symphonies, Tchaikovsky composed his unnumbered "Manfred Symphony" in 1885. The Symphony was inspired by the 1817 Lord Byron dramatic poem "Manfred" in which the title ...
Maurice Ravel said that a Concerto should not aim to be profound and dramatic but lighthearted and sparkling. It was with this idea that he composed his Piano Concerto in G-major that premiered in ...