Inside the score How can you turn as gruesome a tale as Hansel and Gretel into an opera? How did Hansel and Gretel go from chilling folk tale to holiday classic and beloved opera? This enduring story owes as much to 19th-century German folklore as it does to… View author's page By Paul Kilbey Reading time estimated : 9min read
Inside the score Notes from History: Brahms’s First Piano Concerto Brahms’s First Piano Concerto was born from doubt, revision, and a rough premiere—but it became one of his greatest works. Here's the story behind its long road to greatness. View author's page By Paul Kilbey Reading time estimated : 4min read
