New Classical Tracks: Heaven and Earth
This new CD features choral music that ranges from Britten to Irving Berling. The performances are polished, bright, precise--and the singers are all in their teens.
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New Classical Tracks®
Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
New Classical Tracks - 4/20/10
Episodes
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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: The Challenge of Rachmaninoff
Two musicians in their early thirties tackle beloved, and daunting, concertos by Rachmaninoff on this new CD.
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New Classical Tracks: Rising Stars
A young conductor and his orchestra make their mark in Ravel; Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
4:55
New Classical Tracks: Slatkin's Rachmaninov
Conductor Leonard Slatkin has a longstanding connection with Rachmaninov's music-in his own career, and in his family history. In his new role as music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, he's just made a recording of the Russian composer's most popular symphony.
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New Classical Tracks: Rooted in Folk Song
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.
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New Classical Tracks: Rising Stars
A young conductor and his orchestra make their mark in Ravel; Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
4:58
New Classical Tracks: Conversation Amongst Friends
A versatile violinist joins with two friends to explore the chamber music of the German Baroque.
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New Classical Tracks: A New Addition to Christmas Tradition
From composer Stephen Chatman, a disc of new pieces and familiar melodies, in rich choral sonorities.
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New Classical Tracks: Lost Gem
A young American violist discovers the music of New Englander Quincy Porter, and falls in love with it.
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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'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.