http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/podcasts/ MPR's Julie Amacher reviews new classical music CDs. en-us 2012 Minnesota Public Radio Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:45:43 CST http://minnesota.publicradio.org/tools/podcasts/images/itunes_nct_75.jpg http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/podcasts/ Minnesota Public Radio's Julie Amacher hosts this look at the newest classical music CD releases. Latest classical CDs Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Public Radio mail@mpr.org No classical, music, new, albums, cds, reviews On Anne Akiko Meyers' latest release, titled, "Air, A Bach Album," which celebrates the music of Bach, she experimented with a technique familiar to the world of popular music. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/02/06/new-classical-tracks--air--the-bach-album Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2012/02/06/new_classical_tracks_pd_02_08_12_20120206_128.mp3 04:58 The group Trio Settecento has a new disc, exploring the French Baroque - Rameau, Couperin, and their contemporaries. The group's founder, violinist Rachel Barton Pine, relishes the intimacy and expressiveness of this music. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/27/new-classical-tracks--an-evening-at-versailles Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2012/01/30/new_classical_tracks_pd_02_01_12_20120130_128.mp3 04:59 Conductor Osmo Vanska has begun recording the Sibelius symphonies with the Minnesota Orchestra. Though he's been intensely involved with the composer's music for years, he finds it as compelling as ever. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/23/new-classical-tracks--sibelius-from-minnesota Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2012/01/23/new_classical_tracks_cmpr_01_25_12_20120123_128.mp3 04:58 In which violinist James Ehnes talks about Tchaikovsky, working with a celebrated pianist-conductor, nerdiness, and "Magnum P. I." http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/17/new-classical-tracks-tchaikovsky-played-with-commitment Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2012/01/17/new_classical_tracks_pd_01_18_12_20120117_128.mp3 04:59 On a new disc, Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk share their insights into French music for violin and piano, from the days of Impressionism, to the Jazz Age. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/09/why-is-ravels-violin-sonata-like-a-croissandwich Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2012/01/09/new_classical_tracks_pd_01_11_12_20120109_128.mp3 04:58 The Spanish composers Falla, Granados and Albeniz were also performers who made recordings in the era of cylinders and 78s. Thanks to new technology, we can now hear them perform in modern sound, alongside musicians of our day. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/04/new-classical-tracks-spanish-masters-in-the-past-and-present/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/12/30/new_classical_tracks_pd_01_04_12_20111230_128.mp3 04:57 Julie Amacher and Valerie Kahler look back at the best new releases from 2011. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/12/30/new-classical-tracks-musthave-discs-of-2011 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/12/27/new_classical_tracks_pd_12_30_11_20111227_128.mp3 04:57 John Rutter: his name is synonymous with Christmas. Every year, his recordings appear on the radio and choirs around the world sing his arrangements and original carols. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/12/21/new-classical-tracks--colors-of-christmas Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/12/16/new_classical_tracks_pd_12_21_11_20111216_128.mp3 04:59 Fiddler Mark O'Connor is a musician and a composer who has been stretching the boundaries of music for years. And with this new recording, he does it yet again: traditional holiday favorites re-worked in his signature Americana style. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/12/13/new-classical-tracks-a-fiddlers-christmas Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/12/09/new_classical_tracks_pd_12_14_11_20111209_128.mp3 05:00 Why should choirs have all the fun? Jeffrey Biegel's new disc celebrates Christmas at the piano. He serves up a bit of everything—carols, classical repertoire, and some arrangements that combine the two. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/12/05/grand-piano-christmas Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/12/05/new_classical_tracks_cmpr_12_07_11_20111205_128.mp3 04:58 Angela Gheorghiu is one of the leading stars in the opera world of today. Her new disc of arias pays tribute to an earlier soprano whose star still burns brightly - Maria Callas. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/28/from-diva-to-diva Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/11/28/new_classical_tracks_pd_11_30_11_20111128_128.mp3 04:59 Improvisation, rhythm and musical dialogue reign supreme for cellist Yo-Yo Ma and three very musical friends. Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, and Stuart Duncan join Ma for "The Goat Rodeo Sessions," a new recording of music that transcends any kind of specific categorization and proves that great things happen when you make yourself live in the moment. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/21/new-classical-tracks--in-the-moment-with-a-musical-rodeo Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/11/21/new_classical_tracks_pd_11_23_11_20111121_128.mp3 05:00 A new, unplanned and exciting take on some of Mozart's piano concertos. Over the past 25 years, French pianist Hélène Grimaud has released something like 20 CDs - but only now, and only after a little controversy about cadenzas and conductors, has she released her first full Mozart recording. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/14/taking-a-chance-with-mozart Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/11/14/new_classical_tracks_cmpr_11_17_11_20111114_128.mp3 04:59 A new disc shows the appeal of Antonio Vivaldi’s music in transcriptions old and new. Among the offerings: Bach arranging Vivaldi for four harpsichords, and a modern concerto blending baroque inflections with tango. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/07/new-classical-tracks-apollos-fire Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/11/07/new_classical_tracks_pd_11_9_11_20111107_128.mp3 05:01 Whether it's a beloved standard concerto or some less-familiar repertoire, young violinist Charlie Siem always aims at bringing out the full color and energy of the music he performs. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/31/new-classical-tracks-charlie-siem Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/11/02/new_classical_tracks_cmpr_20111102_128.mp3 5:01 In work after work, J. S. Bach gave wonderful solo parts to the oboe. On a new disc, those concertos are gathered together by a master soloist and musician, Heinz Holliger. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/25/new-classical-tracks-encore-bachs-oboe Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/features/2011/08/09/new_classical_tracks_20110809_128.mp3 4:49 Piano dynamo Lang Lang is paying multiple tributes to Franz Liszt in this anniversary year: with a broadcast in movie theaters on Oct. 22, and with this new CD (with a companion DVD due later in the fall). http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/18/new-classical-tracks--liszt-piano-hero Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/10/18/new_classical_tracks_liszt_piano_hero_20111018_128.mp3 04:59 Franz Liszt wrote some formidably difficult piano music. But on her debut disc, Khatia Buniatishvili argues that his compositions offer much more than mere virtuoso display. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/10/new-classical-tracks-hommage-to-liszt-at-200 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/10/10/new_classical_tracks_classial_hommage_20111010_128.mp3 04:59 The guitar is a classical instrument--but it's also a jazz instrument, a bossa nova instrument, and so on. On her new disc, Sharon Isbin celebrates her instrument's many lives, with some surprising guest artists. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/04/new-classical-tracks-classical-roots-many-branches Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/10/06/new_class_tracks_100511_20111006_128.mp3 04:59 To play Chopin at the highest level requires years of work and deep knowledge of the music. But the goal, says young pianist Ingolf Wunder, is to make it all sound as spontaneous as possible. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/27/new-classical-tracks-piano-poetry Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/09/27/nct_20110927_128.mp3 04:59 This new disc features pieces by Brahms originally conceived for organ or piano--here reimagined for the lush sonorities of the Canadian Brass. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/20/new-classical-tracks-brahms-from-keyboards-to-brass Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/09/20/new_classical_tracks_brahms_20110920_128.mp3 05:00 A new disc offers two colorful ballet scores of the Soviet era--not by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, or Khachaturian. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/12/from-azerbaijan-a-recommendation Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2011/09/12/new_classical_tracks_20110912_128.mp3 04:58 This new disc introduces a young singer from the Republic of Georgia, still in her 20s, who stepped in for an indisposed star at the last moment. Now she's singing lead roles at the world's foremost opera houses. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/06/new-classical-tracks-nino-machaidze Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/programs/2011/09/06/new_classical_tracks_pod_20110906_128.mp3 05:01 A "Firebird" with West African rhythms? Jeremiah Clarke's famous march--deconstructed and reassembled? These are some of the treats on a disc that reimagines classical standards for today's orchestra concerts. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/08/30/new-classical-tracks-new-bottles-encore Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/features/2011/07/19/new_classical_tracks_20110719_128.mp3 04:58 Murray Perahia is one of the world's leading pianists, and his latest release gathers together all of his recordings by the composer who has meant more to him than perhaps any other: J. S. Bach. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/08/16/new-classical-tracks-violist-carefully-polishes-rare-gems-of-the-18th-century Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/classical/features/2011/08/23/new_classical_tracks_20110823_128.mp3 04:58