Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas.
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Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”
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 Dade, discover that Bach based his melodic style on Vivaldi and his rhythms on the music of the French court.
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When you criss-cross Europe with conductor-violinist, Scott Yoo, you won't be alone.
Meet the greatest musician of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach.
This is him. Definitely!
This is a riddle. You need to figure out what it means.
No that's not right.
Flip it around.
What I discover along the way will change my mind about Bach forever.
Join us for the astonishing 'The Riddle of Bach' from 'Now Hear This' on Great Performances
