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.
February is Black History Month, and on Morning Glories this week, we'll feature outstanding performances from African-American artists.
Monday
Sanford Allen, violin (the first African American in the New York Philharmonic)
Colridge-Taylor Perkinson: Movement for String Trio
Andre Watts, piano
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tuesday
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet
Wednesday
Leontyne Price, soprano
Giuseppe Verdi: O patria mia (from Aida)
Thursday
Imani Winds
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Friday
Jessye Norman, soprano
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs
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