And yet even in a lofty genre like the symphony, the ancient roots of song and dance keep reappearing, like an underground river suddenly popping up. Think of the Adagietto from Mahler’s Fifth ...

The underlying element uniting these two chamber pieces, composed more than a century Apart, are their Russian origins and the piano trio format as compositional vehicle. Jurg Stenzl, in his notes, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A long time has passed since I first heard Järvi’s Tchaikovsky, and I haven’t forgotten the impact: the Fifth ...