The Riddle of Bach

September 27, 2019

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Now Hear This - S1 - E2

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.

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Now Hear This: Season 1 - 4 Episode s

1x1 - Something Completely Different
September 20, 2019
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.
1x2 - The Riddle of Bach
September 27, 2019
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.
1x3 - Man Out of Time
October 4, 2019
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.
1x4 - Italian Style
October 11, 2019
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.

The Riddle of Bach

Now Hear This - S1 - E2

Now Hear This: Season 1 - 4 Episode s

1x1 - Something Completely Different

1x2 - The Riddle of Bach

1x3 - Man Out of Time

1x4 - Italian Style

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