Which classical work most gets you in the mood for love? That’s what we asked you recently, and you responded in droves. Listen as we play selections from your suggestions during our Winter Member Drive.


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Which classical work most gets you in the mood for love?

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Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Pulitzer Prize winner, whose music enveloped everything from the horrors of the Vietnam War to the calls of humpback whales, died Sunday.


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George Crumb, an influential and deeply American composer, has died at 92

Terry Gross

Greenwood says writing the music for The Power of the Dog allowed him to experiment by mixing a banjo and a string quartet. He also recently scored Spencer and Licorice Pizza. 


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For Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film

Lara Downes

The king of ragtime published his hit tune 120 years ago. Pianist Lara Downes believes the piece helped shape the future of American music.


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Reconsidering Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer'

Love at the Movies

Join host Lynne Warfel for a special Valentine's Day program and offshoot of the weekly national program ‘Saturday Cinema.’ ‘Love at the Movies’ is an hour of classic movie scores from romantic films, rom-coms, animated love stories and more.


Listen: 'Love at the Movies'

Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks to radio host and author Martin Goldsmith about "Winter Journey," a film about his parents, who were musicians in a Jewish orchestra during Nazi Germany.


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In 'Winter Journey,' a son pushes his father to reflect on his past in Nazi Germany

Randy Salas is the senior digital producer of classical music for Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. He oversees all classical digital content, including the website, social media, videos, e-newsletters and podcasts.


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Randy Salas

The Voces8 Scholars, 12 young American singers selected to train under the auspices of the acclaimed British vocal ensemble Voces8, recently visited St. Paul to record with YourClassical MPR and the Choral Stream. Watch their performances now.


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Watch: Voces8 Scholars make heavenly sounds in St. Paul

New Classical Tracks - JoAnn Falletta (Extended)

New Classical Tracks - JoAnn Falletta

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

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, shares which works the ensemble enjoyed performing during the pandemic in its new album, ‘Light in a Time of Darkness.’ 


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Conductor JoAnn Falletta shares her feelings about the pandemic

An ecstatic exploration of classical music that’s aesthetically and uncompromisingly Black.

Rhapsody in Black - Trailer

Listen to our new podcast Rhapsody in Black, an exploration of classical music that’s aesthetically and uncompromisingly Black. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu hosts this 5-minute weekly program, which launches Thursday. 


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Coming soon: Tesfa Wondemagegnehu hosts 'Rhapsody in Black' 

Chanticleer and Cantus at Orchestra Hall

On Sunday, Cantus welcomed the return of Chanticleer to the Twin Cities to perform together at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Listen now to YourClassical MPR’s broadcast of the concert with host Melissa Ousley. 
