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New Classical Tracks: Jeannette Sorrell & Apollo's Fire - Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering

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New Classical Tracks: Sugarloaf Mountain - An Appalachian Gathering

New Classical Tracks: Sugarloaf Mountain - An Appalachian Gathering

Although Apollo's Fire is primarily a Baroque orchestra, its latest album is a recording of early American folk music. 'We follow the journey of the music through the stories of the men and women who gathered in the hills of Appalachia to build new lives,' says Apollo's Fire Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell.

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New Classical Tracks: Stephen Hough, 'Lyric Pieces'
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New Classical Tracks: Stephen Hough's 'Miracle'

New Classical Tracks: Stephen Hough's 'Miracle'

Pianist and devout Catholic Stephen Hough finished the final movement of his Mass of Miracles after a near-fatal car accident in England. Andrew Litton conducts the Colorado Symphony in this the piece's first recording.

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Lara Downes' musical portrait of Billie Holiday

Lara Downes' musical portrait of Billie Holiday

Pianist Lara Downes pays tribute to jazz singer Billie Holiday on her latest record A Billie Holiday Songbook. Read and listen to learn more about how she created this musical portrait.

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Lara Downes: 'A Billie Holiday Songbook'

Lara Downes: 'A Billie Holiday Songbook'

Billie Holiday's 100th birthday was this past spring, and pianist Lara Downes celebrated by recording A Billie Holiday Songbook, a musical portrait of the great singer that features 22 jazz standards Holiday made famous.

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New Classical Tracks: The Radiant sound of the trumpet
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New Classical Tracks: Terrifying, restless, witty

New Classical Tracks: Terrifying, restless, witty

Jonathan Biss is halfway through a nine–year, nine–disc recording project of the entire Beethoven sonata cycle. The most recent is volume four. Learn more about the project — including its educational component — and enter for a chance to win the CD.

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New Classical Tracks: Harp and Guitar get 'Together'
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New Classical Tracks: Bryan Hymel, 'Heroique'

New Classical Tracks: Bryan Hymel, 'Heroique'

Tenor Bryan Hymel has found his niche in the heroic tenor roles of French opera, which require agility, stamina, lyricism and stellar high notes. For his first recital disc, Hymel soars through 11 of these demanding arias.

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New Classical Tracks: Jack Gallagher ascending

New Classical Tracks: Jack Gallagher ascending

JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra recently released their second recording of works by American composer Jack Gallagher. This CD features Gallagher's Symphony No. 2, Ascendant, and another work titled 'Quiet Reflection.'

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About New Classical Tracks®

Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.

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Julie Amacher

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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.