Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
Ralph Vaughan Williams was a tireless collector of English folk song. It shaped his own musical language, as you'll hear on this new disc which includes music for the stage, for dancing, and his single piano concerto.
A young conductor and his orchestra make their mark in Ravel; Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
A versatile violinist joins with two friends to explore the chamber music of the German Baroque.
From composer Stephen Chatman, a disc of new pieces and familiar melodies, in rich choral sonorities.
A young American violist discovers the music of New Englander Quincy Porter, and falls in love with it.
A trio of star soloists brings out the passion and beauty in two Russian chamber works.
On a new disc, classical music's newest superstar offers music by Beethoven, Mahler, and others-the kind of music, he says, that can change lives.
Two young Americans delve into the fun, and the fury, of Beethoven.
This new CD combines Italian music, British musicians, and a dash of French style.
Effervescent, Ineffable, Lyrical: Leon Fleisher brings his artistry to three of Mozart's piano concertos.
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.
