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Equally accomplished as a performer and composer, Rebecca Clarke took many by surprise with her finest masterpiece, as Leah Broad explains

The 18th-century French composer François Couperin lavished as much colour and character on his work as any artist of his era, says Kate Bolton-Porciatti

Chris de Souza explores the life and work of the great Austrian composer Carl Czerny, from being taught by Beethoven to teaching Liszt

Meet Sarah Class, the composer who has written music for David Attenborough's Africa - and King Charles's coronation

Meet Chopin, the Romantic master of lyricism and drama at the piano

She put her career aside to promote that of her husband, William Alwyn - but Doreen Carwithen was a composer with an utterly captivating style all her own

Coates’s music sold by the truckload, and his catchy tunes have entered musical folklore. That doesn’t mean, however, that his music lacks depth. Anything but, argues Nick Forton

His chronic insecurity and tragic early death combined to curtail Ernest Chausson’s creative output. However, says Jessica Duchen, what he did produce was often distinctively original as well as being utterly beguiling

Luigi Cherubini doesn’t have the prominence in music history he deserves, despite being admired by Beethoven and Haydn. Chris de Souza explains why

From a humble background, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor went on to become admired by Elgar, likened to Mahler in the US, and fêted as one of Britain’s top composers

Composer, philosopher, writer and visual artist John Cage was one of the 20th century's most influential figures.

Voice of America Aaron Copland