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As he approaches 90, the US composer Steve Reich tells Tom Service about his pride in playing an important part in bringing tonality and pulse back to music

We explore the life and work of Maurice Ravel, master craftsman of French music

The last great Russian Romantic: meet Sergey Rachmaninov, creator of some of classical music's most irresistible melodies

The Roman Visionary

The prodigious English composer is a true master who deserves to be known for more than his much-loved carols, says Clare Stevens

The Italian composer’s bitter-sweet style graces many classic films; perhaps the time is ripe to discover his concert music, says Mervyn Cooke

Championed at a young age by Sibelius himself, the brilliantly imaginative Rautavaara has gone on to prove himself a worthy successor to the great man, says Hilary Finch

When not dismissed out of hand, Reger is often derided as the master of unwieldy German stodge. That's unfair...

Dubbed by Voltaire 'our hero of the semiquavers', Rameau amazed and enchanted 18th-century French audiences. Why hasn't he achieved the public recognition he deserves?

Romantic opera's great enigma

A master of orchestral colour