Great Performances · SEASON 52

Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

Episode 14 · 2025-05-02

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Episode overview

Explore Agustin Barrios’ journey from rural Paraguay to global recognition as a guitar composer. Despite facing rejection and personal struggles, his innovative compositions and passion for Latin American folk music made him a 20th-century icon.

55 minutes

Season 52 episodes

1. Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Phil2024-10-25 2. Land of Gold2024-11-01 3. Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight2024-11-22 4. Henry Mancini 100 at the Hollywood Bowl2024-11-29 5. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20252025-01-01 6. Movies for Grownups® Awards 2025 with AARP The Magazine2025-02-23 7. Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration2025-02-28 8. Great Performances at the Met: Grounded2025-03-21 9. Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart”2025-04-11 10. The Magic of Nureyev2025-04-11 11. Great Performances at the Met: Les Contes d’Hoffmann2025-04-13 12. Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music"2025-04-18 13. Now Hear This: Rachmaninoff Reborn2025-04-25 14. Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"2025-05-02 15. Next to Normal2025-05-09 16. Yellow Face2025-05-16 17. Great Performances at the Met: Tosca2025-05-18 18. Girl from the North Country2025-05-23 19. Kiss Me, Kate2025-05-30 20. Great Performances at the Met: Aida2025-06-13 21. Great Performances at the Met: Fidelio2025-07-13 22. Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro2025-08-17 23. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20252025-08-29 24. Great Performances at the Met: Salome2025-09-14