Great Performances Season 34 Episodes

Episode 1

From Shtetl to Swing

Wed, Oct 5, 200558 mins

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.

Episode 2

Cream Reunion Concert

Tue, Oct 4, 2005130 mins

After nearly four decades of not playing together, Cream reunited in May 2005 in London to play at Royal Albert Hall. This DVD highlights the four nights Cream mesmerized audiences at that venue. Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce perform the classics - I'm So Glad, Spoonful, Outside Woman Blues, Badge, Sweet Wine, Rollin' and Tumblin', Born Under a Bad Sign, We're Going Wrong, White Room, Toad, Sunshine of Your Love, Crossroads and others. Includes interviews with the three legendary rockers.

Episode 3

Renée Fleming: Sacred Songs and Carols

Wed, Nov 30, 2005

Renée Fleming: Sacred Songs and Carols.

Episode 4

Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act

Tue, Nov 22, 2005

Episode 5

Episode #34.5

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 6

The Nightingale (Le rossignol)

Wed, Dec 21, 2005

Episode 7

From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2006

Sun, Jan 1, 2006

Episode 8

Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road

Mon, Feb 27, 200660 mins

Paul McCartney plays some songs off the album "Chaos & Creation in the Backyard" and some Beatles' songs in the famous Abbey Road Studio, at the same time demonstrating some recording techniques.

Episode 9

Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky

Wed, Mar 8, 200690 mins

Episode 10

Episode #34.10

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 11

'South Pacific' in Concert from Carnegie Hall

Wed, Apr 26, 2006120 mins

A concert performance of the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical play.

Episode 12

Episode #34.12

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 13

Episode #34.13

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 14

Episode #34.14

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 15

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

Sun, Jul 2, 2006

A concert version of the popular radio program.

Episode 16

Bruce Springsteen: The Seeger Sessions Live

Wed, Jul 12, 2006

Episode 17

Vittorio: Dreams of Rome

Tue, Aug 1, 2006