Anna Lapwood: top ten organ works

The two newly attributed pieces lay overlooked in manuscript form, until researcher Peter Wollny was able to firmly identify them as being by a 20-year-old JS Bach. 

Dubbed “half monk, half rascal”, Francis Poulenc was a complex composer, his music ranging from witty vaudeville to choral music of religious fervour. 

A Belgian in Paris, César Franck was a leading organist, composer and teacher in the 19th century, yet his music has slipped out of fashion in recent decades. There is much to enjoy in our playlist.

Poseidon, the new organ concerto by B. Tommy Andersson, marks the celebrations to welcome the Rieger Orgelbau instrument to the Gothenburg Concert Hall.

From child prodigy to being perceived as a crusty conservative, Camille Saint-Saëns' life spanned over eight decades. Enjoy our musical selection of his very best works... plus a few surprises!

Ten works revealing the paradox of Chopin: a composer outwardly delicate, inwardly steely; rooted in Polish dance rhythms, yet formed in Parisian sophistication.