Harry Lynch
Director
Now Hear This (2019)
Season 1
Now Hear This is a primetime PBS miniseries now filming its 5th season that brings the greatest music ever written to millions of viewers, with modern storytelling that captivates. Now Hear This opens the world of classical music to new audiences, while giving existing fans new ways to love their music. Now Hear This is presented by Great Performances, celebrating its 50th season on PBS, and this year begins international distribution.
Released Sept. 20, 2019
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, Music
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, tmdb.music
Watch Providers: PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, PBS Living Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Arcos-Film
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Something Completely Different
Scott Yoo investigates the story behind Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – and discovers a new Vivaldi work, his connection to Stradivarius, a treasure trove of original manuscripts, and that Vivaldi himself was almost lost to history.
Sept. 20, 2019, midnight
S1E2 - The Riddle of Bach
In Germany, Scott discovers a riddle that Bach left in his only official portrait. In trying to solve it, he and his wife Alice Dade, also a star musician, discover Bach’s true personality and his surprising influences, leading them to a spectuacular finale in Paris.
Sept. 27, 2019, midnight
S1E3 - Man Out of Time
Scott goes on the trail of Domenico Scarlatti, the most influential composer you’ve never heard of. From Italian, Spanish, Moorish, Jewish, Gypsy, dance and guitaristic roots, Scarlatti created a new musical language, more relevant today than in his own time.
Oct. 4, 2019, midnight
S1E4 - Italian Style
Before becoming London’s most famous composer, Handel did his ‘graduate school’ in Italy. Scott traces his footsteps and his inspirations – not just music, but art, architecture, fashion, food and wine – to understand how Italy shaped this German composer for the rest of his life.
Oct. 11, 2019, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 20, 2019
Last Air Date: May 2, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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