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This week on New Classical Tracks, music director JoAnn Falletta celebrates two decades at the helm of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with a new live concert recording of Brahms Concerto No. 2 and Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet.'

This week on New Classical Tracks, librettist Mark Campbell, soprano Laquita Mitchell and composer Paul Moravec discuss 'Sanctuary Road,' a new oratorio that sets stories from the Underground Railroad to music.

This week on New Classical Tracks, Tesla Quartet's founding violinist Ross Snyder discusses the ensemble's second album, 'Joy and Desolation.' The recording, which also features clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, explores the contrast of light and darkness in music from the 18th century through today.

This week on New Classical Tracks, members of Chicago-based Black Oak Ensemble discuss their debut album 'Silenced Voices.' The recording features string trios by six Jewish composers, all but one of whom perished during the Holocaust.

This week on New Classical Tracks, cellist Ofra Harnoy discusses her debilitating shoulder injury and long journey to recovery, during which she not only reunited with her childhood sweetheart but ended up recording an entire album with him!

This week on New Classical Tracks, guitarist Milos Karadaglic discusses how a performance injury and 2-year hiatus led to his new album, "Sound of Silence," which features pieces by Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon and the Magnetic Fields.

On New Classical Tracks, we love sharing the most exciting new recordings every year. And, when you enter our weekly CD giveaways, you show us how excited you are about these recordings, too. Find out which albums made the list of 10 most coveted new releases of 2019.

This week on New Classical Tracks, Dr. Ashley Jackson and conductor Malcolm J. Merriweather discuss the fascinating history of Margaret Bonds' 'The Ballad of the Brown King,' which tells the story of the Nativity from the perspective of Balthazar.

This week on New Classical Tracks, self-professed 'choral nerd' Dale Warland discusses the new album Hodie!, which features rarely heard Christmas repertoire from Daniel Pinkham and Benjamin Britten.

This week on New Classical Tracks, three members of the 5 Browns reflect on the childhood memories that inspired their new holiday album, 'Christmas with the 5 Browns.'

This week on New Classical Tracks, James Arthur and Rebecca Hickey of Stile Antico discuss the Renaissance vocal ensemble's third Christmas release, 'A Spanish Nativity.'

This week on New Classical Tracks, music director JoAnn Falletta celebrates two decades at the helm of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with a new live concert recording of Brahms Concerto No. 2 and Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet'.

This week on New Classical Tracks, pianist Wei Luo explores war and death on her self-titled solo debut, which features recordings of works by Prokofiev, Ravel and Shchedrin.

This week on New Classical Tracks, New York Polyphony founding member Craig Phillips discusses the album 'Lamentationes,' which includes world premiere recordings of recently discovered works by Francisco de Penalosa.

This week on New Classical Tracks, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra music director Louis Langree discusses the new album 'Transatlantic,' which includes world premiere recordings of two new editions of Gershwin's 'An American in Paris.'

This week on New Classical Tracks, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses her collaboration with legendary Hollywood composer John Williams on the new album 'Across the Stars,' which includes reworked versions of classic themes from 'Star Wars,' 'Harry Potter,' 'Schindler's List' and more.

This week on New Classical Tracks, composer Rachel Fuller describes how the grief of losing her beloved dogs inspired her to write 'Animal Requiem.'

This week on New Classical Tracks, guitarist Sharon Isbin discusses her collaboration with Pacifica Quartet on the new album 'Souvenirs of Spain and Italy.'

This week on New Classical Tracks, violinist Colin Jacobsen of Brooklyn Rider discusses the group's collaboration with Irish fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes on the album 'The Butterfly.'

This week on New Classical Tracks, Scottish composer John Lunn discusses the soundtrack for the new film adaptation of 'Downton Abbey.'