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Jessie Rothwell

Happy New Year! We made it. The holidays are over and it's back to...well, everything. Why not put the grind on hold for a little longer and enjoy the stillness of winter?


Relax

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Wintry sounds: Music to play on a snowy day

Whilst most of Beethoven's famous output seems to be furious and impassioned, he has many works which are intimate and tender. This playlist offers some examples.


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Soothing Beethoven Playlist

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.


Julie Amacher

Milos, the young guitarist who goes by his first name, grew up in the former Yugoslavia, far from the main currents of the classical music world. But at age 28, he's making his debut on a major label, with a Mediterranean-themed disc reflecting music of Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey.
