Morning Glories: 5 must-hear new releases for December

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 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. We'll start off a new month with some new releases — four concertos, plus a suite of incidental music. Happy listening

Monday

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Janine Jansen, violin
London PO/Vladimir Jurowski

Tuesday

Parry: Suite from The Birds of Aristophanes
Neeme Järvi/BBC National Symphony of Wales

Wednesday

Dvorak: Cello Concerto
Mario Brunello, cello
St. Cecilia Orchestra/Antonio Pappano

Thursday

Ferdinand Ries: Piano Concerto in E Flat
Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
New Zealand SO/Uwe Grodd

Friday

Catrin Finch: Celtic Concerto
Catrin Finch, harp
Sinfonia Cymru/John Rutter