Great Performances
Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost Official Preview
Preview: S49 Ep6 | 30s
Go inside the mind of Beethoven as Scott Yoo seeks to make a recording of his music.
Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost Official Preview
Preview: S49 Ep6 | 30s
Great Performances
Anne-Sophie Mutter Performs John Williams' Violin Concerto
Clip: S49 Ep8 | 1m 57s
Watch Anne-Sophie Mutter perform an excerpt from John Williams' Violin Concerto No. 2.
Anne-Sophie Mutter Performs John Williams' Violin Concerto
Clip: S49 Ep8 | 1m 57s
Great Performances
Wagnerians in Concert Preview
Preview: S49 Ep7 | 30s
A quartet of some of opera’s most powerful and dramatic singers comes together in Germany.
Wagnerians in Concert Preview
Preview: S49 Ep7 | 30s

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Great Performances
Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost Official Preview
Preview: S49 Ep6 | 30s
Go inside the mind of Beethoven as Scott Yoo seeks to make a recording of his music.
Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost Official Preview
Preview: S49 Ep6 | 30s
Great Performances
Anne-Sophie Mutter Performs John Williams' Violin Concerto
Clip: S49 Ep8 | 1m 57s
Watch Anne-Sophie Mutter perform an excerpt from John Williams' Violin Concerto No. 2.
Anne-Sophie Mutter Performs John Williams' Violin Concerto
Clip: S49 Ep8 | 1m 57s
Great Performances
Wagnerians in Concert Preview
Preview: S49 Ep7 | 30s
A quartet of some of opera’s most powerful and dramatic singers comes together in Germany.
Wagnerians in Concert Preview
Preview: S49 Ep7 | 30s

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