Great Performances · SEASON 53
Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin”
Episode 13 · 2026-04-17

- Comedy
- Documentary
- Drama
Episode overview
Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime, a new kind music for the turn of the 20th century. Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra takes Scott Yoo back in time to experience the music, movies and style of that era.
54 minutes
Season 53 episodes
1. The Magic of Grace Bumbry2025-10-03
2. Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia2025-10-19
3. Tiler Peck: Suspending Time2025-11-07
4. Twelfth Night2025-11-14
5. Nutcracker from English National Ballet2025-12-16
6. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20262026-01-01
7. Movies for Grownups® Awards 2026 with AARP The Magazine2026-02-22
8. Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall2026-02-27
9. Great Performances at the Met: La Bohème2026-03-20
10. Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay2026-04-01
11. Now Hear This – “Brahms: Free But Alone”2026-04-10
12. Great Performances at the Met: La Sonnambula2026-04-12
13. Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin”2026-04-17
15. Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul”2026-04-24
16. Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound”2026-05-01
17. Josh Groban: An Intimate Evening at The Union Chapel2026-05-08
18. Suffs2026-05-08
19. Irving Berlin’s Top Hat2026-05-15
20. Great Performances at the Met: Arabella2026-05-17
21. An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger2026-05-22
22. Great Performances at the Met: Andrea Chénier2026-06-14
23. Great Performances at the Met: I Puritani2026-07-12
24. Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin2026-08-21
25. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20262026-08-28