Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
Like much of his music, Dvorak's Seventh and Eighth Symphonies have their roots in the composer's Czech heritage. On their new disc, Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony turn in illuminating performances of these works.
Just in time for the Fourth of July, Canadian Brass brings their trademark sound to all-American standards like "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
According to violinist Gil Shaham, performing Mendelssohn's Octet with the skilled musicians of Sejong Soloists is "like playing basketball with seven Michael Jordans." Gil Shaham recently released a new recording with the New York-based Sejong Soloists, a conductor-less string orchestra.
New York Polyphony's "Tudor City" delivers a stunning tour through chant, polyphony and renaissance harmonies.
In the Baroque period, composers sought new creative paths, whether their music was lyrical, virtuosic, or outright quirky. Daniel Hope's new CD explores the music of these composers who he says understood the "real meaning of crossover."
Jean-Yves Thibaudet's new CD presents classic Gershwin pieces in their rarely heard jazz-band arrangements. The result is a disc of effervescent summer listening.
The four members of the LAGQ have just recorded a new concerto which is tailor-made to fit their musical personalities.
With just the opening notes of Brooklyn Rider's newest CD, you're ushered into a sonic landscape where the music doesn't so much provide a soundtrack for life as create a movie of its own.
Bryn Terfel is one of opera's most popular and beloved singers, but on his latest disc, he takes on the assignment of singing music associated with devils, villains, outcasts and rogues.
Last year's Mendelssohn anniversary brought together three star musicians who were longtime friends, but who had never performed together as a chamber ensemble before. Their performances are now out on CD and the trio will be featured in a "Live from Lincoln Center" telecast on PBS, May 5.
Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.
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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 sharing behind-the-scenes stories about a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesdays and at 9 a.m. on Saturdays.
