The Philharmonic performs Brahms's Symphony No. 4 under the baton of Kurt Masur, as well as Schoenberg's Transfigured Night led by Pierre Boulez. The program also features the "St. Anthony” Variations by Brahms and "Song of the Wood Dove" from Schoenberg's Gurrelieder.

With songs about drinking in a tavern, springtime seduction, and the allures of gluttony and fortune, Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" doesn't hold back. Osmo Vänskä leads this colorful cantata based on medieval poetry on this week's CSO broadcast.

Violinist Susie Park joins the Minnesota Orchestra to perform Gabriela Ortiz's Altar de Cuerda, directed by Paolo Bortolameolli. The program also includes Retratos Australes by Miguel Farías and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 3.

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: "Top Shelf" - Many of Bill's favorite recordings don’t find their way into a thematic week of EM and end up orphaned on a top shelf in his back room. This is the second week of Bill featuring these special recordings that have become a theme of colorful, great performances that Bill adores.