Chris de Souza
Recent articles by Chris de Souza
Mozart: child prodigy, melodic genius, Romantic forerunner... and our greatest composer?
Was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart the greatest composer who ever lived?
Johann Christian Bach: Classical pioneer and mentor to Mozart
Adventurous and inventive Johann Christian Bach, the pioneering ‘English Bach’, proved a major inspiration to the young Mozart, as Chris de Souza explains
Czerny, Carl
Chris de Souza explores the life and work of the great Austrian composer Carl Czerny, from being taught by Beethoven to teaching Liszt
Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral': a guide to this supremely evocative masterpiece
We tell the story of how Beethoven composed his Pastoral Symphony, and share one of the symphony's best recordings
Cherubini, Luigi
Luigi Cherubini doesn’t have the prominence in music history he deserves, despite being admired by Beethoven and Haydn. Chris de Souza explains why