New Classical Tracks™ with Julie Amacher
Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.
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Bonus Tracks
New Classical Tracks Extra: Lara Downes
So, what does it really mean to be an exile? That's a question pianist Lara Downes tries to answer with her latest recording. Exiles' Café is a collection of 19th and 20th century solo piano works written by composers in...Read more...
New Classical Tracks: Modern Mandolin Quartet - Americana Bonus Content
Not all of the content from an episode of New Classical Tracks makes the audio cut. Here is further information and interviews relating to the new disc, Americana by the Modern Mandolin Quartet. The Modern Mandolin Quartet welcomes this...Read more...
New Classical Tracks: Chilly Gonzales - Solo Piano II Bonus Content
Not all of the content from an episode of New Classical Tracks makes the audio cut. Here is further information and interviews relating to the new disc, Solo Piano II by Chilly Gonzales.Read more...
Recent Episodes
New Classical Tracks: Piano Poetry
To play Chopin at the highest level requires years of work and deep knowledge of the music. But the goal, says young pianist Ingolf Wunder, is to make it all sound as spontaneous as possible.September 28, 2011
New Classical Tracks: Brahms - From Keyboards to Brass
This new disc features pieces by Brahms originally conceived for organ or piano--here reimagined for the lush sonorities of the Canadian Brass.September 21, 2011
New Classical Tracks - A Debut Album of Romantic Arias
This new disc introduces a young singer from the Republic of Georgia, still in her 20s, who stepped in for an indisposed star at the last moment. Now she's singing lead roles at the world's foremost opera houses.September 6, 2011
New Classical Tracks - New Bottles (Uncorked by the Seattle Symphony)
A "Firebird" with West African rhythms? Jeremiah Clarke's famous march--deconstructed and reassembled? These are some of the treats on a disc that reimagines classical standards for today's orchestra concerts.August 30, 2011
New Classical Tracks - Murray Perahia: A Survey of Bach
Murray Perahia is one of the world's leading pianists, and his latest release gathers together all of his recordings by the composer who has meant more to him than perhaps any other: J. S. Bach.August 23, 2011
