New Classical Tracks: From Chant to Contemporary
The Clare College Choir -- made famous by John Rutter -- has a new disc of music for the Advent season. The choir's Veni Emmanuel (Music for Advent) is featured in this week's New Classical Tracks.
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New Classical Tracks: 'Veni Emmanuel'
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New Classical Tracks: Christmas Celebration from Boston
The country's oldest arts organization celebrates the season with Ives, Billings, and a familiar text, set to two melodies. Harry Christophers and Handel and Haydn Society's 'Joy to the World: An American Christmas' is featured in this week's New Classical Tracks.
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New Classical Tracks: Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell and Friends
For his new holiday album, Joshua Bell invites the whole gang over: Renee Fleming, Alison Kraus, Chick Corea, and the duo Igudesman and Joo, who create a madcap seasonal mashup. It's on this week's New Classical Tracks.
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New Classical Tracks: Yuja Wang and Gustavo Dudamel conspire on Russian project
Chinese pianist Yuja Wang has found perfect partners in Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. The youthful energy and excitement was heightened as they recorded not one, but two Russian masterpieces for piano and orchestra in a live setting, in the same concert.
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New Classical Tracks: Milos and Latin American song
Guitarist Milos Karadaglic's new album, Canción is a delicious buffet of South American flavors that celebrates the guitar as a classical instrument and as a popular instrument.
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New Classical Tracks: Helene Grimaud and the Brahms Piano Concertos
Johannes Brahms has created a special journey in these two piano concertos. As you listen, you may realize you've lost all track of time.
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New Classical Tracks: Opera, in brief
A new violin-piano disc serves up operatic highlights, including famous melodies by Donizetti, Tchaikovsky and Gershwin.
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New Classical Tracks: Terfel in Salt Lake City
In his latest project, Bryn Terfel teams up with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for an album of hymns and American favorites. Plus: you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the CD.
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New Classical Tracks: Getting into a Bach Groove
Michelle Markarski and Keith Jarrett got together at Christmastime and played a little Bach for fun — this album is the result.
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New Classical Tracks: 'Angel Heart'
Angel Heart offers an opportunity to recapture innocence through a heartfelt story that will fill the night with music. Plus, this week, you can sign up for a chance to win a copy of this new release.
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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.