Now Hear This “Boccherini: Night Music” Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 12 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.
Join Scott Yoo and musicians on a night tour of Madrid to uncover Boccherini’s deep love for the city and learn how his iconic "Night Music of the Streets of Madrid" was inspired by his time in Spain, blending history and the pulse of the streets.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Now Hear This “Boccherini: Night Music” Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 12 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Scott Yoo and musicians on a night tour of Madrid to uncover Boccherini’s deep love for the city and learn how his iconic "Night Music of the Streets of Madrid" was inspired by his time in Spain, blending history and the pulse of the streets.
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In the 1700s, Luigi Boccherini was Europe's greatest cellist, but he became famous for a musical love letter to his adopted home called "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid."
Ill take an all-night journey through the streets of Madrid with four great young players to know today's night music.
On Now Hear This “Boccherini: Night Music” I couldn't literally listen to that all day.
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Boccherini's Experimental Cello Compositions
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Boccherini played around with the cello's range with these experimental compositions. (4m 56s)
Boccherini's Love Letter to Madrid
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The story behind "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid." (5m 10s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...