New Classical Tracks: 'Paris, Mon Amour'
Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva has a new album that stirs many happy memories for her, not only of a city she loves, but of her motherhood and her call-up to the Met Opera.
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New Classical Tracks: Sonya Yoncheva, Paris, Mon Amour
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New Classical Tracks: Hilary Hahn, 'In 27 Pieces'
On Sunday, Feb. 8, Hilary Hahn won a Grammy Award for her album, 'In 27 Pieces', which just happens to be the release we're featuring this week on New Classical Tracks. Julie Amacher spoke to Hilary Hahn about this work.
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New Classical Tracks: 'The Ground Beneath our Feet'
An ensemble that evolved out of a group of friends making music in the living room is now on firm ground with its latest album. Learn about the Knights and this new release on New Classical Tracks. You can also enter for a chance to win a copy of the CD.
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New Classical Tracks: After a Dream
It's fitting an ensemble that took its name from a character in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' released a debut album that references the play. 'After a Dream' is the name of Lysander Piano Trio's first album, and it's on New Classical Tracks.
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New Classical Tracks: For the Mozart Concerto Completist
Rachel Barton Pine has been playing Mozart's violin concertos since she was 10 years old. She's performed each of these five concertos many times since then. In 2011, she performed all five violin concertos in a single evening! Now, Rachel and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields have put them all on a single recording.
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New Classical Tracks: The Hollywood Sound
On his latest release, 'Escape to Paradise: The Hollywood Album', violinist Daniel Hope looks at the development and creation of the so-called Hollywood sound. It's the featured album on New Classical Tracks.
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New Classical Tracks: the wondrous beauty of Bach
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard spent seven months exploring Bach's first book of 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'. Along the way, Aimard also discovered that each one of these little masterpieces is now a personal favorite. Hear about Aimard's new album, 'Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I'.
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New Classical Tracks: Anne Akiko Meyers, 'The American Masters'
Three generations of mentorship, friendship and shared ideas coalesce on a new album that is the brainchild of violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who's been inspired by all three of the American composers featured on this recording: Samuel Barber, John Corigliano and Mason Bates.
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New Classical Tracks: Barry Douglas, 'Celtic Reflections'
Flutist Eimear McGeown joins pianist Barry Douglas on a new collection of Irish airs titled Celtic Reflections. Hear about it on this week's New Classical Tracks.
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The Top 10 Most-Coveted New Classical Tracks Albums of 2014
Frequently throughout the year, albums featured on New Classical Tracks are offered as free giveaways, given to lucky winners in a random draw. In this unscientific poll, here are the top 10 most-coveted albums of 2014, based on number of giveaway entrants.
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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.