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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.

Explore the diverse recorded legacy of Arthur Fiedler. He led the Boston Pops Orchestra for 50 seasons, the longest tenure of any conductor with an American orchestra. He delighted millions with his entertaining programs, but was a more serious musician than you might realize.

We continue our exploration of music inspired by Shakespeare with Patrick Doyle’s original score for the Kenneth Branagh film of Henry V. It’s stirring music as befits this noble tale.

When commercial stereo recording began in the mid-1950s, it created a new world of possibilities. We’ll hear examples from the first experiments to remarkable early stereo work by Decca, RCA, Mercury and other stereo pioneers.

Orchestral music was first recorded in monaural or “mono” sound. We have a survey of orchestral recordings in the first half of the 20th century, and hear the beginnings of High Fidelity sound.

Arthur Fiedler conducted the full Boston Symphony Orchestra on December 17, 1969 to celebrate his 75th birthday. We’ll hear a complete live performance of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” and a dynamic reading of the Carnival Overture also recorded with the ensemble.

Robert Schumann aspired to be a great pianist but following a hand injury, turned to composing. He had a complicated, tragic life but produced some of the most beautiful melodies ever put to paper. Hear Schumann’s music conducted by one of his most sympathetic interpreters: Daniel Barenboim.

Of Franz Schubert’s 600 songs, one of the most moving is his 1816 work: “The Wanderer.” We’ll hear three other perspectives on this song, with new settings by Schubert himself, Franz Liszt and a contemporary ensemble. The music is transformed, yet still with the essence Schubert envisioned.