The Nazis adopted Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Happy Birthday hides a tale of corporate greed. And Putin uses Shostakovich’s Leningrad symphony as a call to arms. That’s why I put them in my soundtrack to ...

Jean Sibelius was such a towering figure in Finnish culture that his birthday was celebrated as a national holiday. Today we'll enjoy his Symphony No. 5, written for the festivities. Tune in at 9 am ...