26th RIGHT HERE ON NBC. >> NICE JOB.
>>> DAY TWO OF OUR SERIES WE'RE CALLING "INTO THE AIR, LAND &
SEA TODAY." JENNA GOT TO REACH FOR THE STARS
IN ASTRONAUT TRAINING. I CHOSE TO KEEP MY FEET ON THE
GROUND OR UNDERGROUND FOR AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF A CONCERT HALL
THAT ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST 75 YEARS.
>> YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET HERE ON BOYLSTON, IT SAYS STEINER
HALL. BUT ONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WOULD
KNOW THERE WAS A HALL DOWN HERE THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
♪♪ THERE IS SOMETHING MYSTICAL
ABOUT STEINER HALL WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.
>> YOU LOOK AROUND IT, AND YOU SEE THE COLUMNS, FOR EXAMPLE,
THEY GET HEAVY FILIGREE AROUND THEM.
IT'S VERY ORNATE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THE ONLY WAY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HALL IS ABOUT, YOU HAVE TO
EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF. >> Reporter: NOW, WE CRACK OPEN
THE DOOR TO A HIDDEN MASTERPIECE, A RELIC OF A TIME
GONE BY. >> MATT, PAUL MURPHY.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE? >> NO.
I UNDERSTAND NOT MANY PEOPLE SEE WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SHOW ME.
>> PEOPLE WALK BY HERE EVERY DAY AND DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BELOW
THEIR FEET. >> Reporter: TAKE ME BACK IN
TIME. >> YOU'RE GOING TO SEE STEINERT
HALL. THE LITTLE GEM BY THE PERFORMERS
THAT PERFORMED HERE. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT IN THE
BEST SHAPE. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.
NOT ABANDONED, BUT OUT OF USE. IT'S BEEN USED FOR STORAGE,
UNFORTUNATELY. >> Reporter: IN 1896, THERE WERE
NO PERSONAL MUSIC PLAYERS. NO SPOTIFY OR iTUNES.
EVEN RECORDS WERE RELATIVELY NEW.
IF YOU WANTED TO HEAR MUSIC, YOU PLAYED IT YOURSELF OR CAME HERE.
I IMMEDIATELY GO TO SOME OF THE PLAQUES ON THE WALL.
>> THAT'S SOME TRIBUTES TO SOME OF THE GREAT COMPOSERS OF THE
ROMANTIC AND CLASSIC ERA. >> CONCERT THEATER HALL.
A LITTLE FIXER UPPER, BUT INCREDIBLE.
LET'S GO GO DOWN THERE. GIVE ME A SENSE OF SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WHO PLAYED HERE IN THE LITTLE GEM.
>> PETARESKE. >> Reporter: THESE WERE THE BIG
NAMES OF THE ERA. THE ROCK STARS OF 100 YEARS AGO.
>> THIS IS THE MAIN THEATER. THE ORCHESTRA LEVEL, IF YOU
WILL. >> Reporter: ORIGINALLY BUILT BY
STEINERT, THE WALLS CREATE STUNNING ACOUSTICS.
>> I'LL BET WHEN PEOPLE CAME IN HERE, THEY DIDN'T BUZZ AND TALK.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S JUST QUIET.
>> Reporter: BACK IN THE DAY, BOYLSTON WOULD HAVE BEEN
COBBLESTONE? >> YES.
COBBLESTONE, HARD TIRES AND RUBBER AND HORSES.
>> Reporter: THIS WAS PUT HERE SO IT WOULD NEVER BE IMPACTED,
THE MUSIC, BY THE NOISE ON THE STREET.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT. >> Reporter: WITH CARS AND BUSES
UP THERE NOW, YOU HEAR NOTHING. >> THE PHENOMENON REMAINS,
DOESN'T IT? >> Reporter: BUT IMAGINE WHAT IT
WOULD BE LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE EVEN FOR JUST A MINUTE.
THAT'S JOSHUA BELL. ONE OF THE BEST VIOLINISTS ON
THE PLANET. MR. BELL, THE STAGE IS YOURS.
♪♪
♪♪ >> STEINERT HALL GIVES YOU A
SENSE OF BOTH THE PAST AND ITS GHOSTS.
IN ITS STATE, YOU CAN FEEL SOME OF THOSE IMAGES.
SOME OF THE GHOSTS. ♪♪
♪♪ >> BRAVO.
>> Reporter: BRAVO. JOSHUA, THANK YOU.
THAT WAS FANTASTIC. >> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I LIVED IN BOSTON ON AND OFF FOR EIGHT, NINE YEARS.
>> I LIVED THERE FOR SIX YEARS. >> YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT PLACE?
>> NEVER HEARD OF IT, EVER. >> WERE THE ACOUSTICS REALLY
THAT GOOD? >> WHEN YOU HEAR JOSHUA BELL
PLAY THE FIRST SONATA, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO SOUND.
>> DID YOU TRY TO SING -- ♪ I'M SO TIRED OF BEING ALONE ♪
>> I ASKED HIM TO PLAY "THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA."
>> WHERE IS THAT TAPE? >> I GOT THAT.
HE WENT RIGHT INTO IT. >> THAT'S SO COOL.
>> VERY COOL. AND BY THE WAY, YOU CAN HEAR
MORE FROM JOSHUA WHEN HE RELEASES THE CLASSICAL
COLLECTION, A 14-CD SET ON AUGUST 18th.
OUR DIGITAL TEAM TOOK 88 SCANS OF THE HALL AND