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 - Bach's Oboe
In work after work, J. S. Bach gave wonderful solo parts to the oboe. On a new disc, those concertos are gathered together by a master soloist and musician, Heinz Holliger.August 9, 2011
New Classical Tracks - Chamber Music from Marlboro
The famed Marlboro Music Festival is releasing performances from its archives on a new series of discs, including one that celebrates David Soyer: cellist, teacher, and "pianist murderer"August 2, 2011
New Classical Tracks: Eloquent Mozart from Uchida
The pianist Mitsuko Uchida has been involved with Mozart's music since childhood. Her new CD revisits two of his concertos--one stormy, the other light-hearted and whimsical.July 26, 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.July 19, 2011
New Classical Tracks - The Music of Harry Potter
This week, the new Harry Potter movie is making its way to the screen--the last film in this enormously popular series. What role does music play in creating that cinematic experience? Composer Alexandre Desplat, the man behind the screen, explains.July 12, 2011
