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We love sharing the most exciting new recordings on New Classical Tracks every year. Listen to this special end-of-year encore of the year’s most popular episode and find out which other albums made the top 10 list. Listen now!

Top 10 New Classical Track Episodes of 2024

No. 10: Angele Dubeau and La Pieta honor music of Philip Glass with 'Signature'

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): Angele Dubeau

No. 9: John Jeter and Fort Smith Symphony honor composer Louis Wayne Ballard

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): John Jeter

No. 8: JoAnn Falletta and Buffalo Philharmonic explore 'Echoes of Eastern Europe'

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): JoAnn Falletta

No. 7: Vikingur Olafsson becomes the 'Goldberg Variations' on his latest album

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): Vikingur Olafsson

No. 6: Watch and listen as Daniel Hope honors his Irish roots on new album

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): Daniel Hope

No. 5: Baritone Will Liverman and pianist Jonathan King highlight women composers

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): Will Liverman

No. 4: Violist Molly Gebrian and pianist Danny Holt celebrate three 'Trailblazers' of classical music

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): Molly Gebrian

No. 3: Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio presents Beethoven's complete piano trios

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): Mark Kaplan

No. 2: Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde improvise together on their new album

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New Classical Tracks (extended interview): Gao Hong

No. 1: Lara Downes reimagines Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue'

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