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On her latest album, Alice Sara Ott shares the hidden gems that are John Field's piano nocturnes. The Irish composer invented the genre, which draws on twilight and nighttime reflection for inspiration. In this interview, Ott talks to TPR's Nathan Cone about Field's pieces, and also shares how music videos can express the many moods of classical music.

Brendel was widely praised for his cerebral, lucid interpretations of standard classical repertoire, including recordings of sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.

Routinely called a "musician's musician," the pianist had an atypical career that even he called mysterious. He spent it returning to a handful of favorite composers, with acclaimed results.

A unique biopic when released, the film "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" uses everything from short interviews, to recreations, to abstract art to illustrate different facets of the famous pianist. Randy Anderson has a review of the 1993 film, newly available on 4K and Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.

Some music professionals say it's time to adopt the stretto piano

Anxiety and panic attacks crippled pianist Simone Dinnerstein on stage, despite a stellar career. She shares how one common device helped her overcome the fear.

Texas native Christopher Guzman earned the very first ever MACSA Artist Award in 1999. Now a sought-after concert pianist and professor at Northwestern University, Guzman returned to TPR on May 10 for a recital at the TPR studio.

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote over 1,000 pieces of music, but modern symphony audiences rarely get to hear his work. The San Antonio Philharmonic this weekend teams up with two choral ensembles to present Bach's "Easter Oratorio."

KPAC was blessed with an in-studio performance by pianist Illia Ovcharenko, who's performing with the San Antonio Philharmonic this weekend. Listen to him in conversation with Barry Brake, and playing music by Gabriel Faure, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and more at the link.

The famed Frenchman brings all his elegance and colorful playing to music by Ravel, Brahms and Villa-Lobos.