Every weekday morning 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.
Classical MPR celebrates back to school month. For this week's Morning Glories we're taking a look at some of the most compelling young musicians in the business.
Monday
Chad Hoopes, violin
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tuesday
Parker Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 "Razumovsky No. 1"
Wednesday
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Enrique Granados: Poetic Waltzes
Thursday
Midori, violin
Ravel: Tzigane (from her Live at Carnegie Hall CD from when she was 18 years old)
Friday
Tom Pickard, boy soprano
Faure: Requiem (This recording is a reconstruction of the original complete liturgical performance. It uses choristers instead of female voices and a boy soprano - Tom Pickard - instead of a soprano soloist)
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