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Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”

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Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas, widely considered among the greatest works ever written for solo violin. There, Yoo discovers a riddle Bach left behind in his portrait. In trying to solve it, Yoo and his wife, leading flutist Alice ...

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Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time”

You’re looking at Flamenco History

Scott travels to Madrid for a lesson in Scarlatti's greatest inspiration, Flamenco, from the great Ileana Gomez.

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Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”

An Ambiguous Key

Scott Yoo heads to Germany to cross "play the Bach partitas for solo violin" off his bucket list, and play a duet with renowned concert pianist Alice Sara Ott.

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Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”

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In the series premiere, Scott Yoo crosses Northern Italy, chasing the story of one of the most recorded pieces of music in the world, Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” and discovers how the composer merged religious melodies, opera and a new level of violin playing to ...

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Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”

There’s nothing like a Strad

Scott Yoo honors Vivaldi by playing an excerpt from "The Four Seasons" on a $15 million Stradivari violin.

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Grammy Salute

GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® 2019

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In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy’s 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients.

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Isabel Leonard in Dialogues des Carmélites

GP at the Met: Dialogues Des Carmélites

“Oh! Ne me quittez pas”

Isabel Leonard and David Portillo sing Blanche and the Chevalier de la Force’s Act II duet in which Blanche refuses to leave the convent despite the growing danger.

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Dialogues Des Carmélites Opera

GP at the Met: Dialogues Des Carmélites

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Watch John Dexter’s production of the Poulenc classic about the power of faith, starring Isabel Leonard as Blanche and Karita Mattila as the Prioress. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

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Much Ado About Nothing

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This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon directs with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille ...

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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2019

The Stars and Stripes Forever

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a lively performance of John Philip Sousa's American classic "The Stars and Stripes Forever" at Schönbrunn Palace.

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