New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Minnesota Public Radio
Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.
Location:
Saint Paul, MN
Description:
Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.
Language:
English
Contact:
480 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101 1-800-228-7123
Email:
mail@mpr.org
Episodes
New York Polyphony brings a hopeful view of the future on its 10th recording
8/6/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Craig Philip talks about New York Polyphony’s latest recording that has been 20 years in the making and features over 480 years of vocal music. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:34:22
Pianist Dan Wilson serenades Los Angeles with lullabies recorded in Hollywood
7/30/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ pianist Dan Wilson releases his latest record featuring a collection of lullabies recorded on a 1918 upright piano found on the streets of Hollywood. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:26:42
James Ehnes and the National Arts Center Orchestra record Bach's Violin Concertos
7/23/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Canadian violinist James Ehnes joins his many friends at the National Arts Center Orchestra to record all of Bach’s Violin Concertos. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:31:38
Sharon Isbin performs music by LeFrak on new album
7/16/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ guitarist Sharon Isbin fulfills her dream of performing a Latin American-inspired guitar concert on her latest album, ‘Romántico,’ featuring music by Karen LeFrak. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:26:59
Takacs Quartet and Marc-Andre Hamelin celebrate the ensemble's 50th anniversary
7/9/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Takács Quartet celebrates its 50th anniversary with a recording featuring Marc-André Hamelin on piano quintets by Dvořák and Price. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:23:23
Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason shines in pianistic 'Fantasies'
7/2/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ British pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason releases her debut solo recording featuring ‘Fantasies’ for the piano, including music by Florence Price and Alexander Scriabin. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:25:37
Violinist Lynda O'Connor celebrates Vivaldi with 'The Irish Four Seasons'
6/18/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ pianist Alice Sara Ott discusses her latest project, recordings of 18 nocturnes by Irish composer John Field. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:34:51
Pianist Alice Sara Ott honors Irish composer John Field
6/4/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ pianist Alice Sara Ott discusses her latest project aimed at recording 18 nocturnes by Irish composer John Field. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:26:44
Jess Gillam explores the saxophone's many sounds on 'Prism'
5/28/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Grammy-winning composer Michael Daugherty talks about his latest album, ‘Blue Electra,’ which explores the triumphs and tragedies of flight, and features violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:30:56
Anne Akiko Meyer presents Michael Daugherty's 'Blue Electra'
5/21/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Grammy-winning composer Michael Daugherty talks about his latest album, ‘Blue Electra,’ which explores the triumphs and tragedies of flight, and features violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:35:04
Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents Wynton Marsalis' 'Blues Symphony'
5/14/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis talks about his ‘Blues Symphony,’ which was featured on latest recording by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:37:05
Ashley Jackson explores love, freedom, hope and rebirth in 'Take Me to the Water'
5/7/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ American harpist Ashley Jackson explores the ways that water and music can connect us on her latest album. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:22:09
Khatia Buniatishvili pays homage to W.A. Mozart
4/30/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Phoenix Chorale and its artistic director Christopher Gabbitas explore the ways that earth’s rotation and seasons mark our time and emotions as humans on their latest recording. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:24:22
Phoenix Chorale and Christopher Gabbitas explore seasons and time through music
4/16/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Phoenix Chorale and its Artistic Director Christopher Gabbitas explore the ways that earth’s rotation and seasons mark our time and emotions as humans on their latest recording. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:37:33
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen goes where no countertenor has gone before
4/9/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and pianist John Churchwell present music by Korngold, Brahms, and Clara and Robert Schumann, as heard on their most recent recording. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Duration:00:50:52
Orion Weiss concludes his 'Arc' trilogy with music of joy, youth and rebirth
4/2/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ pianist Orion Weiss concludes a trilogy 11 years in the making with an album featuring the music of Brahms, Schubert, Dohnanyi, Ligeti and more. Listen now!
Duration:00:27:40
John Mauceri highlights Erich Korngold's only symphony
3/26/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, the Janoska ensemble gives Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ a makeover in its signature style. Listen now!
Duration:00:30:36
Janoska Ensemble gives 'The Four Seasons' a makeover
3/19/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, the Janoska ensemble gives Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ a makeover in its signature style. Listen now!
Duration:00:24:16
María Dueñas explores caprices with a new, unique sound
3/12/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, Spanish violinist María Dueñas records caprices, including the legendary set by Niccolò Paganini, on her latest album. Listen now!
Duration:00:27:01
Simone Dinnerstein performs Ives through the lens of her father's art
3/5/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, pianist Simone Dinnerstein combines Charles Ives’ ‘Concord Sonata’ with her father’s most famous painting to create her latest recording, ‘The Eye Is the First Circle.’ Listen now!
Duration:00:42:25