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Season 34

17 episodes · 2005

  1. 1

    From Shtetl to Swing

    Oct 5, 200558 min★ 8.8

    A collective journey from synagogue choirs to Harlem hot spots, from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing. All the way from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood - FROM SHTETL TO SWING recounts the ebullient story of a musical metamorphosis born in darkest Russia.

  2. 2

    Cream Reunion Concert

    Feb 26, 2003130 min★ 8.9

  3. 3

    Renée Fleming: Sacred Songs and Carols

    Mar 1, 2003

  4. 4

    Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act

    Mar 11, 2003★ 8.7

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    Episode 5

    May 7, 2003

  6. 6

    The Nightingale (Le rossignol)

    Jun 14, 2003

  7. 7

    From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2006

    Jul 28, 2003

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    Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road

    Aug 1, 200360 min★ 8.3

  9. 9

    Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky

    Aug 10, 200390 min★ 7.6

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    Episode 10

    Aug 27, 2003

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    'South Pacific' in Concert from Carnegie Hall

    Oct 29, 2003120 min★ 8.3

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    Episode 12

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    Episode 13

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    Episode 14

  15. 15

    Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood

    Jul 2, 2006★ 9.3

    A concert version of the popular radio program.

  16. 16

    Bruce Springsteen: The Seeger Sessions Live

    ★ 8.3

  17. 17

    Vittorio: Dreams of Rome