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Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.

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Recent Episodes

  • Charles Bruffy/Phoenix Chorale - Northern LightsNew Classical Tracks - Ola Gjeilo
    At age 34, Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo is pretty lucky to be making a living as a freelance composer. But then again, he never imagined himself doing anything else, "It's something I always wanted. And I believe if you really want something, and for the right reasons, then it usually happens."May 29, 2012
  • Gershwin: Concerto in F / Rhapsody No. 2New Classical Tracks - The Jazzy, Challenging, Elegant Gershwin
    JoAnn Falletta focuses on George Gershwin in her latest disc. She talks about the myriad qualities she finds in his music.May 15, 2012
  • Tafelmusik - The Galileo ProjectNew Classical Tracks - The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres
    Baroque meets multimedia in "The Galileo Project," from Tafelmusik. Classical MPR is giving away copies of the disc. Find out how to enter for your chance to win!May 8, 2012
  • Ensemble Polaris - Uncharted WatersNew Classical Tracks - Uncharted Waters
    This new recording titled "Uncharted Waters" features music that crosses boundaries, both musically, and demographically. In fact Alison Melville says she was tickled when a friend wanted to purchase an additional copy recently after loaning her copy to her son. "I loaned it to my son who is 14," she told Melville, "and he really liked it. And then he loaned it to a friend of his and I have never seen it since."May 1, 2012
  • Yuja Wang - Fantasia (DG 16606-02)New Classical Tracks - Fantasia
    Yuja Wang has just made her fourth solo recording, "Fantasia," and you could say that night life is actually one of the themes of the album.April 24, 2012

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