Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
As a child, pianist Stewart Goodyear fell in love with 'The Nutcracker.' As such, he was inspired to arrange the entire work for his instrument: solo piano. 'I had to do the entire thing because every second of that ballet is so magical,' Goodyear says.
Canadian violinist Lara St. John is fascinated by other cultures and their respective music. Her latest album, 'Shiksa,' celebrates music from Armenia, Palestine, the Jewish Diaspora, Russia, Macedonia, Serbia, Greece, Romania and Hungary.
When was the last time you heard a Christmas carol that made you wish you could hear it again and again? This new collection of seasonal music may just fit the bill. Soprano Lisa Delan describes the new album.
Conspirare is a professional chamber choir based in Austin, Texas; its name is Latin and means 'to breathe together.' How fitting, then, that Conspirare's latest work seemed an invitation to feel more alive. Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson hopes the music will inspire listeners 'to reflect, recall, to find their way into a little deeper experience of their own life in that moment.'
A new album by cellist Louise Dubin puts the works of influential -- but often disregarded -- composer August Franchomme.
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.
Pianist and composer Conrad Tao has released a new album that's a reflection on memories and loss.
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra and pianist Daniil Trifonov collaborate on a new recording that brings out the music, emotion and genius of Sergei Rachmaninoff, a Russian composer who had a longtime affiliation with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
On his latest recording, cellist Johannes Moser wanted to give two concertos he loves the attention and respect they deserve.
Fifteen years after winning the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Chinese pianist Yundi Li celebrates earning that award by launching a series of recordings honoring Chopin, starting with the complete Chopin Preludes.
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.
