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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.

Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

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S52 Ep14 | 54m 24s | Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer. (54m 24s)

Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"

Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"

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S52 Ep13 | 54m 23s | Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia. (54m 23s)

Now Hear This “Virtuosos”

Now Hear This “Virtuosos”

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S51 Ep15 | 53m 24s | Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson. (53m 24s)

Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

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S51 Ep14 | 53m 54s | Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos. (53m 54s)

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

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S50 Ep16 | 54m 25s | Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo. (54m 25s)

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

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S50 Ep15 | 53m 34s | Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo. (53m 34s)

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

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S50 Ep14 | 53m 25s | Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo. (53m 25s)

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

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S50 Ep13 | 53m 55s | Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo. (53m 55s)

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