Every weekday at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a standout work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.
Wednesday, March 8, is International Women's Day. We're celebrating this week of Morning Glories with works composed for women.
Monday
William Walton: Orb and Sceptre
Tuesday
Domenico Cimarosa: La vergine del sole, "Agitata in tante pene"
(written for the Russian opera during Catherine the Great's reign)
Wednesday
John Tavener: Song for Athene
Thursday
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 85, "The Queen"
Friday
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
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