Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
Harpist Claire Jones played at the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011, but was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome two years later. The release of Jones's new recording, 'Royal Harp Strings', has been part of her healing process.
A new self-titled album featuring works by Ola Gjeilo offers a portrait of the composer, pianist, and lover of choral music.
Rachel Barton Pine grew up playing the music of J.S. Bach at her hometown church in Chicago, where there is even a stained-glass window of Bach himself.
Inspired by the music that most captured the attention of his baby daughter, Italian-American pianist Alessio Bax has put together an album of 17 pieces to appeal to parents, children and those discovering classical music.
When Swedish label BIS wanted to add music of Aaron Copland to its repertoire, it looked to Andrew Litton and the Colorado Symphony. 'I said, 'Sure, why not?' Litton recalls. 'We'll happily do Copland.'
Two longtime friends collaborate on recording the violin sonatas of two early Romantic-era composers. Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax had had the idea for many years, and finally agreed to do the album while having dinner together.
On vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire's new album, 'Steal Away,' the group celebrates the first quintessentially American art form: the African-American concert spiritual.
Pianist Helene Grimaud has a new recording that puts the focus on music inspired by Earth's most precious resource.
As the long-running and much-beloved television series 'Downton Abbey' comes to an end, composer John Lunn has released a double album of the show's unforgettable music.
Recorder player Clea Galhano and guitarist Rene Izquierdo collaborate on a collection that brings together a number of rhythms from Latin America.
Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.
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Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1997 as an on-air host and also produces New Classical Tracks, a weekly podcast critiquing a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 5:15 p.m. Fridays.
