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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 “Schumann: Genius and Madness” -- Now Hear This "Schumann: Genius and Madness" Preview WATCH: 53:25
Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo.
Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness” -- How Other Composers Changed Schumann's Work CLIP: 1:30
Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
How Other Composers Changed Schumann's Work
Learn how other musicians and composers changed Schumann's works.
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango” -- A (Short) History of Tango in Buenos Aires CLIP: 1:02
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
A (Short) History of Tango in Buenos Aires
Learn about the history of tango in Buenos Aires.
The Soundtrack to Alice Dade’s Meals
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango” -- Julio de Caro's Strange Violin CLIP: 2:43
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
Julio de Caro's Strange Violin
Watch host Scott Yoo play Julio de Caro's violín-corneta.
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango” -- A Master Violinist Gets a Violin Lesson CLIP: 3:15
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
A Master Violinist Gets a Violin Lesson
Watch Scott Yoo get a lesson in playing tango.
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango” -- Now Hear This "Piazzolla's History with Tango" Preview PREVIEW: 0:30
Now Hear This "Piazzolla's History with Tango" Preview
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo.
4 Questions about Composing with Now Hear This Featured Composers Reena Esmail and Sergio Assad
Now Hear This "New American Voices" -- Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala CLIP: 5:39
Now Hear This "New American Voices"
Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala
Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian music.
Now Hear This "New American Voices" -- Samba and Brazilian Maxixe with Sergio Assad CLIP: 4:15
Now Hear This "New American Voices"
Samba and Brazilian Maxixe with Sergio Assad
Scott Yoo travels to Chicago to learn about the music that shaped composer Sergio Assad.
Now Hear This "New American Voices" -- Now Hear This "New American Voices" Preview PREVIEW: 0:30
Now Hear This "New American Voices" Preview
Scott Yoo explores the work of two new American composers, Sergio Assad and Reena Esmail.
5 Audition Tips from Scott Yoo, to You the Student
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