A piece of classical music can be a sumptuous dish. Flavors combined from different regional influences, refined with time-tested traditions that can be embraced or inverted to surprising ends, all delivered by artisans who’ve spent entire lifetimes honing their craft.
So it’s no surprise that “Now Hear This,” the ongoing documentary series under the PBS “Great Performances” banner has managed to bring viewers into the life of venerated composers in the same way that the modern wave of immersive food series have done for global cuisine. One strong hint comes at the outset of the show’s second season, in an episode on the legendary Franz Joseph Haydn.
Host Scott Yoo sits on a stage playing Haydn’s Quartet in D minor, Op. 42. In successive shots, Yoo is playing a violin and viola, performing each of the four quartet parts of the fourth movement. A wide composite shot...
So it’s no surprise that “Now Hear This,” the ongoing documentary series under the PBS “Great Performances” banner has managed to bring viewers into the life of venerated composers in the same way that the modern wave of immersive food series have done for global cuisine. One strong hint comes at the outset of the show’s second season, in an episode on the legendary Franz Joseph Haydn.
Host Scott Yoo sits on a stage playing Haydn’s Quartet in D minor, Op. 42. In successive shots, Yoo is playing a violin and viola, performing each of the four quartet parts of the fourth movement. A wide composite shot...
- 9/25/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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