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Now Hear This

Travel with host, Mexico City Philharmonic chief conductor Scott Yoo, in this special mini-series taking viewers on a voyage of musical discovery for aficionados and neophytes alike. Each episode reveals the creative process behind a diverse range of classical music in both historic and modern-day periods. This season explores themes and stories of gifted young artists, virtuosos, and even Scott Yoo's own experiences as a composer.

Premieres Fridays April 11-May 2 at 9/8c

5 Facts About Agustín Barrios
Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar" -- Agustín Barrios' Transformation CLIP: 2:50
Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"
Agustín Barrios' Transformation
How did Agustín Barrios transform into Nitsuga Mangoré?
Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar" -- The Spanish Music that Inspired Agustín Barrios CLIP: 3:55
Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"
The Spanish Music that Inspired Agustín Barrios
Cyro Delvizio and Scott Yoo discuss the Spanish repertoire that influenced Agustín Barrios.
Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar" -- The Folk Music that Inspired Agustín Barrios CLIP: 1:50
Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"
The Folk Music that Inspired Agustín Barrios
Scott Yoo visits Juanjo Corbalán to learn about the folk music that inspired Agustín Barrios.
Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar" -- Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar" Preview WATCH: 54:24
Now Hear This “Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar”
Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer.
Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn" -- Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on Paganini CLIP: 4:05
Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on Paganini
Yevgeny Sudbin and Scott Yoo explain Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on Paganini."
Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn" -- Watch Rachmaninoff Play Piano CLIP: 3:10
Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"
Watch Rachmaninoff Play Piano
Using an Ampico piano scroll, Scott Yoo watches Rachmaninoff play the piano.
Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn" -- Now Hear This “Rachmaninoff Reborn” Preview WATCH: 54:23
Now Hear This “Rachmaninoff Reborn”
Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.
Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music" -- Now Hear This “Boccherini: Night Music” Preview WATCH: 53:54
Now Hear This “Boccherini: Night Music”
Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.
Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music" -- Boccherini's Experimental Cello Compositions CLIP: 4:56
Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music"
Boccherini's Experimental Cello Compositions
Boccherini played around with the cello's range with these experimental compositions.
Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music" -- Boccherini's Love Letter to Madrid CLIP: 5:10
Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music"
Boccherini's Love Letter to Madrid
The story behind "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid."
Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart” -- First 10 Minutes of Now Hear This "Chopin" CLIP: 9:28
Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart”
First 10 Minutes of Now Hear This "Chopin"
Enjoy this sneak preview of Now Hear This "Chopin."
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Written Features

5 Facts About Agustín Barrios
5 Facts About Rachmaninoff
Scott Yoo’s 4 Tips for First-Time Composers
5 Facts About Yo-Yo Ma 
5 Facts About Violinist Augustin Hadelich
5 Facts About Violinist Chloe Chua 
Inside Now Hear This Season 5
The Soundtrack to Alice Dade’s Meals
About the Composers of Now Hear This, Series 4: Piazzolla, Schumann, Akiho and Albéniz
4 Questions about Composing with Now Hear This Featured Composers Reena Esmail and Sergio Assad
5 Audition Tips from Scott Yoo, to You the Student
Vino and Violin: Music Paired with Wine by Flutist Alice Dade
Scott Yoo’s Tunes – Favorites from Season 3 of Great Performances: Now Hear This
Great Performances Spotlights American Composers in Third Season of Now Hear This
Scott Yoo’s Schubert Listening Journey
Scott Yoo’s Haydn Listening Journey
Now Hear This Streaming Binge
Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings”
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