A century of Leonard Bernstein through the Philharmonic's recordings, including his own compositions, such as Candide, Chichester Psalms, and Symphony No. 2, and works by Schumann, Debussy and Bach that he conducted.

Jaap van Zweden leads the symphony in Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, recorded live at the 2025 Mahler Festival in Amsterdam. This broadcast also features Claudio Abbado conducting Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, featuring Hanna Schwarz and a 1930 RCA recording of Karl Goldmark’s Ballet Music from The Queen of Sheba, under the baton of second music director Frederick Stock.

Renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra for Britten’s haunting Cello Symphony in this program, whic also features the luminous Symphony No. 2 of Johannes Brahms.

Each week Bill explores a different theme in classical music with illuminating commentary and musical examples, over the course of time sampling from all genres and eras of classical music. This week: "Nadia Boulanger" - We'll hear some of Nadia Boulanger's own compositions and performances alongside those of her prolific students - an entire generation of musicians, from Aaron Copland and Ástor Piazzolla to Philip Glass and Quincy Jones.