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Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style” - Before becoming the most famous composer of his time, George Frideric Handel gained a lifetime of experience in Italy. Scott Yoo returns to Italy to follow in Handel’s footsteps, taking in the art, architecture, fashion, food, wine, light and landscape that, even beyond Italian music, shaped this German composer for the rest of his life.

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Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style”

Scott Yoo returns to Italy to follow in Handel’s footsteps.

Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time”

Join Scott in Spain and Morocco to discover the music of Domenico Scarlatti.

Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”

Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas.

Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”

Scott heads to Northern Italy to chase the story behind Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons."

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Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.