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Leopold Stokowski was perhaps the most famous conductor of the 20th century. Hear him conduct colorful ballet music by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius, with all the trademark flair that made him famous.

Get a glimpse into the inexhaustible genius of Mozart with two works for piano.

Continue exploring music by Mozart with a brilliant sonata for violin and piano and his effervescent concerto for flute and harp. As we approach Valentine's Day, it’s music you can’t help but fall in love with.

Enjoy music by the king of Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi. We’ll hear contrasting examples of his genius in works intimate and grand, always with his inexhaustible gift of melody.

We remember the distinguished music critic and writer Richard Freed, who passed away at 93 on New Year’s Day. Hear recordings that he shared with Frank Byrne over 40 years of friendship.

Hear amazing virtuosity and musicianship in three concertos for brass instruments by Reinhold Gliere, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and John Williams.

Dale Clevenger, who was principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 47 years, passed away on Jan. 5. Learn about his life and hear examples of his amazing artistry.

The Parade of Nations at the Beijing Olympics was a whirlwind tour of some of the most familiar classical music ever written. Revisit highlights on this week’s show.

Although he was a member of the Boston Symphony for 24 years and led the Boston Pops for five decades, Arthur Fiedler was rarely invited to conduct the full Boston Symphony Orchestra. We’ll hear a live broadcast recording of his BSO debut in December 1955 in music by Frescobaldi, Beethoven, and Kodaly.

Arthur Fiedler led the Boston Pops Orchestra for 50 seasons, the longest tenure of any conductor with an American orchestra. Hear fantastic recordings of music by Offenbach and Tchaikovsky that still have audiophiles singing their praises.