Harry Lynch
Director
Now Hear This (2019)
Season 2
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
S2E1 - The King of Strings
Scott discovers how Joseph Hadyn combined folk music from across Europe with his own unique style and belief system to create the string quartet, influencing all composers after him.
Sept. 18, 2020, midnight
S2E2 - The Schubert Generation
Scott meets some of today’s leading young musicians, none older than Franz Schubert during his career, to gain a deeper appreciation for the composer’s brilliant work and tragically short life.
Sept. 25, 2020, midnight
S2E3 - Becoming Mozart
Scott teaches pianist Stewart Goodyear to conduct, so he can lead the orchestra through Mozart’s titanic 20th piano concerto — while improvising the solos — just as Mozart would have done.
Oct. 2, 2020, midnight
S2E4 - Beethoven's Ghost
Scott makes a landmark recording, centered around Beethoven's famous Ghost Trio. This summons the ghost of Beethoven, trailed by Sigmund Freud who’s intent on analyzing him, in this eccentric mix of documentary and ghost story.
Oct. 9, 2021, 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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