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Great Performances S47E2 — Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”

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Great Performances•Season 47•Episode 2

Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”

8.3/10 · 16 votesSep 27, 201954 min

Ranked #4 of 17 in Season 47•+0.4 vs season avg

Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas, widely considered among the greatest works ever written for solo violin. There, Yoo discovers a riddle Bach left behind in his portrait. In trying to solve it, Yoo and his wife, leading flutist Alice

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Episode Summary

"Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”" is episode 2 of Great Performances season 47. It scored 8.3/10 from 16 votes, ranking #4 of 17 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on September 27, 2019.

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