Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a stand-out work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories. This week, we'll feature five piano concertos, ranging from the poise of Mozart to the 20th-century energy of Gershwin and Khachaturian.
Monday
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan"
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor
Tuesday
Aram Khachaturian: Piano Concerto
Seattle Symphony/Gerald Schwarz, conductor
Dickran Atamian, piano
Wednesday
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Thursday
Camille Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 3
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchetra/Sakari Oramo, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Friday
George Gershwin: Piano Concerto
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, piano and conductor
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