Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different” Scott heads to Northern Italy to chase the story behind Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons.' Great Performances Episode Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”. 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 launch a new era of music.
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This Series 2, a four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as Yoo chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
Travel with host Scott Yoo and Stewart Goodyear as they visit Yoo’s Festival Mozaic.
Now Hear This “Becoming Mozart”
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Now Hear This “The Schubert Generation”
Explore the work of famed composer Joseph Haydn’s career with host Scott Yoo and guests.
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Scott Yoo returns to Italy to follow in Handel’s footsteps.
Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style”
Join Scott in Spain and Morocco to discover the music of Domenico Scarlatti.
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Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas.
Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”
Scott heads to Northern Italy to chase the story behind Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons.'
Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”
I had taped this 4 part series last Sept but didn't get a chance to watch any of it until this afternoon-I found it quite enjoyable-learned something about music but the settings were lovely too and even a few restaurants and food! It finished with an aria from Vivaldi's opera Farnace-gelido in ogne vene sung by 'one of Italy's best sopranos, Maria Luigia Borsi.'Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
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Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written. Great Performances: Now Hear This premieres Fridays, September 20-October 11 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/nowhearthis and the PBS Video app.
Throughout the series, Scott Yoo meets and collaborates with world-renowned virtuosos, local musical heroes across many genres, artisan instrument makers, music historians and other charismatic characters on his travels through Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Morocco. He visits legendary concert halls, architectural masterworks, jazz jam sessions and never-before-filmed archives to connect the classics to the contemporary – finding time to explore and enjoy the culture along the way.
Each episode of Great Performances: Now Hear This focuses on a great composer, tracing the creation of their masterpieces and the profound, lasting cultural impact of their music, while exploring little known or recently discovered works and new music they inspired.
Great Performances: Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”