The era of the Romantic symphony begins with Schubert's Great C Major - expansive, grand, ambitious. A symphony to rival Beethoven. And absolutely heavenly.

The flipside to Schubert's glorious melodies and sweeping musical architecture is Shostakovich's second cello concerto. Dark music, written for dark times. A concerto that emerges from the depths of sorrow and, after a thrilling, suspenseful ride, returns to the stark sounds of its beginning.