Last fall, we asked our writers and editors, and some of our favorite artists, to select the five minutes or so they’d play for friends to make them fall in love with classical music. (See the picks.)

Choosing was hard, but we loved it so much that we’re bringing it back — this month, with the goal of persuading those same curious friends to love the piano, the most powerful and protean of instruments. We know you’ll make memorable discoveries, and we hope you enjoy.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist

Chopin makes the piano sing. He’s a poet. When I play an encore by him, you hear people immediately relax. This nocturne is one of the most popular ones; it catches the ear. And Arthur Rubinstein is my idol. He has a way that is so simple that it touches your soul without needing to know anything about the music.