New Classical Tracks: Cathedral of Sound: Angele Dubeau plays Arvo Part
"Arvo Part: Portrait" is Angele Dubeau's newest CD with her ensemble La Pieta.
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New Classical Tracks®
Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
New Classical Tracks - August 11, 2010
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New Classical Tracks: Cello Concertos, Classic and Contemporary
On a new disc, Antonio Meneses offers the two cello concertos by Haydn, along with a new work: a "little concerto" with a distinctive Brazilian flavor.
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New Classical Tracks: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
The four members of the LAGQ have just recorded a new concerto which is tailor-made to fit their musical personalities.
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New Classical Tracks: Making the Case for Vivaldi
Repetitious and formulaic? Or an innovative master of instrumental sonorities? Antonio Vivaldi and his music are championed on a new disc by the group La Serenissima.
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New Classical Tracks: Symphonic Dvorak
Like much of his music, Dvorak's Seventh and Eighth Symphonies have their roots in the composer's Czech heritage. On their new disc, Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony turn in illuminating performances of these works.
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New Classical Tracks: Canadian Brass, American Classics
Just in time for the Fourth of July, Canadian Brass brings their trademark sound to all-American standards like "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
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New Classical Tracks:Young performers revive youthful works by Mendelssohn, Haydn
According to violinist Gil Shaham, performing Mendelssohn's Octet with the skilled musicians of Sejong Soloists is "like playing basketball with seven Michael Jordans." Gil Shaham recently released a new recording with the New York-based Sejong Soloists, a conductor-less string orchestra.
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New Classical Tracks: Music from England's House of Tudor and Manhattan's East Side
New York Polyphony's "Tudor City" delivers a stunning tour through chant, polyphony and renaissance harmonies.
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New Classical Tracks: Baroque Cross-Pollination
In the Baroque period, composers sought new creative paths, whether their music was lyrical, virtuosic, or outright quirky. Daniel Hope's new CD explores the music of these composers who he says understood the "real meaning of crossover."
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New Classical Tracks: A Jazzy Take on Gershwin
Jean-Yves Thibaudet's new CD presents classic Gershwin pieces in their rarely heard jazz-band arrangements. The result is a disc of effervescent summer listening.
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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.