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Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo as he investigates the connection between Robert Schumann’s bipolar disorder and creative genius via experts, musical performances and examining the work of other artists outside world of music.
Season 50 Episode 14 Length 53:25 Premiere: 04/14/23

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Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
S50 E23 Length 49:07 Premiere Date 08/21/23

Richard III
S50 E19 Length 2:19:49 Premiere Date 05/19/23

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
S50 E18 Length 1:25:25 Premiere Date 05/12/23

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”
S50 E16 Length 54:25 Premiere Date 04/28/23

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”
S50 E15 Length 53:34 Premiere Date 04/21/23

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
S50 E14 Length 53:25 Premiere Date 04/14/23

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
S50 E13 Length 53:55 Premiere Date 04/07/23

Remember This
S50 E10 Length 1:53:25 Premiere Date 03/13/23

The Magic of Spirituals
S50 E9 Length 54:25 Premiere Date 02/24/23

Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show
S50 E6 Length 1:50:38 Premiere Date 11/25/22

NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall
S50 E5 Length 1:22:25 Premiere Date 11/04/22

Intimate Apparel
S50 E2 Length 2:11:32 Premiere Date 09/23/22

Black Lucy and The Bard
S50 E1 Length 1:24:17 Premiere Date 09/16/22

Did Schumann Have Bipolar Disorder?
Clip Length 05:04 Premiere Date 04/14/23

Schumann's 78 Key Piano
Clip Length 03:34 Premiere Date 04/14/23

Now Hear This "Schumann: Genius and Madness" Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 04/14/23

How Other Composers Changed Schumann's Work
Clip Length 01:30 Premiere Date 04/14/23

Broadway's Best 2019
Preview Length 00:26 Premiere Date 11/01/19

In Memoriam: Diahann Carroll
Clip Length 01:07 Premiere Date 10/04/19

PBS Arts from New York: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central...
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 12/02/11

Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/27/11

Miami City Ballet's Edward Villella
Clip Length 06:47 Premiere Date 10/27/11

Harry Connick, Jr. About being on Great Performances
Clip Length 01:30 Premiere Date 02/24/11

Interview with Patrick Stewart
Clip Length 03:16 Premiere Date 04/14/10

A Ballet in Sneakers: Jerome Robbins and Opus Jazz
Clip Length 09:48 Premiere Date 04/13/10

Improvisations, Movement #3
Clip Length 04:26 Premiere Date 03/23/10

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