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: Rediscovering Alexander Glazunov
In the generation after Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov carried on their tradition of warm melody and rich orchestral writing. This new CD set includes all of his concertos -- for piano, violin, cello, and saxophone.May 10, 2011
New Classical Tracks: There's a Meeting Here Tonight
"That Eternal Day" by Cantus explores American sacred music, from Colonial times through today.May 3, 2011
New Classical Tracks: Helene Grimaud - from Mozart to Berg
The four pieces on Helene Grimaud's new disc, by Mozart, Liszt, Berg, and Bartok, might not seem to have a lot in common. But Grimaud says that there are common threads of history and expressivity that connect them--and shed new light on a program that has special significance for her.April 13, 2011
New Classical Tracks: The Romantic Violinist
When people think of the term 'Romantic,' they're often thinking 'wild,' 'passionate,' says Daniel Hope. "From all we know about Joseph Joachim's playing, it was anything but that. It was elusive. It was touching, and it inspired people."April 5, 2011
New Classical Tracks: A Young Pianist's Bach
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein made her name playing Bach. Now, as she brings her new Bach disc out, she talks about how she made her way to the composer, and what his music means to her.March 22, 2011
