When Alice Sara Ott heard one of Field’s Nocturnes for the first time, she says “it was as if I had known it since my ...

John Field is a relatively unknown name in today’s classical ... He later learned with the Italian composer Tommaso Giordani and made his solo debut at the age of nine in a well-received concert in ...

4 Extra Debut. 1832: Composer John Field leaves Moscow to tour Europe, with a son he barely knows. Alistair McGowan stars in his own drama. Show more Alistair McGowan stars in his own drama about ...

4 Extra Debut. Alistair McGowan uncovers 19th century Irish pianist and composer John Field, the inventor of the nocturne. From 2016. Show more Alistair McGowan travels to Dublin to explore the ...

Donald Macleod is joined by pianist Míċeál O'Rourke to explore the work of Romantic composer Fryderyk Chopin, and the 'father of the nocturne', John Field ...