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.
On this week's Morning Glories, we'll share some of the best known examples of burlesque in classical music.
Monday
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 III. Rondo-Burleske
Tuesday
William Walton: Capriccio Burlesco
Wednesday
Georg Philipp Telemann: Ouverture-Suite "Burlesque de Quixotte"
Thursday
Russian Burlesques
Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 IV. Burlesque
Ossip Gabrilowitsch Caprice Burlesque
Peter Tchaikovsky Orchestral Suite No. 2 III. Scherzo burlesque
Friday
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D Minor
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