Poster Nicola Benedetti at the Proms
Nicola Benedetti performs with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Royal Albert Hall during the 2017 Proms.
Chris Christodoulou/BBC

Morning Glories: Selections from the 2017 BBC Proms

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.

This week on Morning Glories, Classical MPR will be sharing performances from the greatest classical music festival on earth — the BBC Proms.

Monday

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Bernard Haitink, conductor

Tuesday

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Behzod Abduraimov, piano; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Thomas Sondergaard, conductor

Wednesday

Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Thursday

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement
Erin Wall, soprano; Sonia Prina, alto; Simon O'Neill, tenor; Alexander Vinogradov, baritone; BBC National Chorus of Wales; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Xian Zhang, conductor

Friday

Johann Sebastian Bach: Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her"
Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

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