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.
As the sixth and final season of Downton Abbey airs on PBS Masterpiece, we're celebrating with music related to the long-running and much-loved period drama all week on Morning Glories.
Monday
Season 1 of Downton Abbey took place during 1912-1913
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 2 "A London Symphony"
Tuesday
Season 2 of Downton Abbey took place during 1916-1919
Hamilton Harty - In Ireland Fantasy
Wednesday
Season 3 of Downton Abbey took place during 1919-1921
Arthur Bliss - Two Studies
Thursday
Season 4 of Downton Abbey took place during 1922-1923
Gustav Holst - A Fugal Concerto
Friday
Music from the current season of Downton Abbey, which takes place during 1925.
Related story:
A conversation with 'Downton Abbey' composer John Lunn
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