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Now Hear This

Scott Yoo, violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, returns to host the seventh season of the critically acclaimed miniseries Now Hear This from Great Performances to explore the lives and works of Johannes Brahms and Scott Joplin, two celebrated composers whose careers did not go as planned; alongside the music scene of two major musical epicenters: Istanbul and Iceland.

Premieres Fridays April 10-May 1 at 9/8c

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" -- 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 "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 "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 "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" -- 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 “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."
Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart” -- Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart” Preview WATCH: 53:54
Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart”
Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
Scott Yoo’s 4 Tips for First-Time Composers
Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo” -- Now Hear This "The Composer is Yoo" Preview WATCH: 54:24
Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”
Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.
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