You might have the world on a string according to Harold Arlen , or the world could be your oyster, as Shakespeare wrote in The Merry Wives of Windsor . Composer Gustav Mahler said "A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything." We’ll hear symphonies that contain everything, including a wonderful new release of the Symphony of a Thousand by Gustav Mahler on today’s What’s New .

Don't miss new releases with the Dusseldorf Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, as well as Gustavo Gimeno and the Luxemborg Philharmonic.

What’s New is a production of WBAA Classical, a listener supported broadcast service of Purdue University.