Opening Notes: October 2015 - New Release Playlist

We're kicking off a new monthly playlist for your enjoyment. We've sifted through all the new releases for October 2015, and we're highlighting our favorites. Some of these are debut recordings of brand new works, while others are fresh takes on standard repertoire. If you're like us and are constantly craving something to discover, take a spin through these tracks to get a taste of what is now available to you in NML. And if you hear something you love, click on the cover art in the player window to be taken directly to the full album!

To hear the playlist, access NML as usual, go to the Playlists section, and select the Opening Notes folder under the Naxos Music Library Playlists tab. If you are on your institution's premises, you may also be able to access it if you CLICK HERE.

Julia Wolfe

Anthracite Fields: IV. Flowers
Bang On A Can All-Stars; Trinity Wall Street Choir
Cantaloupe - CA-21111 

Jean Sibelius
Swanwhite: Act II: Andantino

Turku Philharmonic; Leif Segerstam

Naxos - 8.573341

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Philippe Jordan
Wiener Symphoniker - WS009

Mieczysław Weinberg
Violin Concertino: I. Allegretto cantabile

Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio

CPO - 777887-2

Antonin Dvořák

Cello Concerto: I. Allegro
German Radio Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern Phil.
Oehms Classics - OC1828

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile

Boris Giltburg

Naxos - 8.573400

J.S. Bach
Magnificat in E-flat Major: Magnificat

Dunedin Consort; John Butt
Linn - CKD469

John Mackey
Kingfishers Catch Fire: II. Kingfishers

University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin

Naxos - 9.70255

Bruno Maderna
Requiem: Part I: Kyrie eleison
Robert Schumann Phil.; Leipzig MDR Radio Choir
Capriccio - C5231 

Jake Heggie
I Shall Not Live in Vain

Susan Graham; John Alexander Singers

Delos - DE3484

Sergey Rachmaninov
Morceaux de fantaisie: No. 2. Prelude
James Rhodes
Signum - SIGCD425

  J.S. Bach
Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

Masaaki Suzuki

BIS - BIS-2111

Bohuslav Martinů 
Harpsichord Sonata: III. Allegretto
Christopher D. Lewis
Naxos - 8.573364 

Walker Saul
A Christmas Symphony: IV. Gloria

Ukraine National Symphony; Theodore Kuchar

Naxos - 8.559791

Joachim Nikolas Eggert
Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
Gävle Symphony; Gérard Korsten
Naxos - 8.572457

Édouard Lalo
Chant breton

Tassis Christoyannis; Johannes Grosso

Aparte - AP110

Krzysztof Pendereci
A Sea of Dreams Did Breath On Me: No. 6 The Angelus
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra; Antoni Wit
Naxos - 8.573062

Christopher Tarnow
Theremin Sonata No. 2: III. Fugato

Carolina Eyck; Christopher Tarnow

Genuin - GEN15363

Eleanor Cory
String Quartet No. 3: III. ---
Momenta Quartet
Naxos - 8.559784

Lars Graugaard
Three Places

NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble

Dacapo - 6.220628

J.S. Bach
Cello Suite No. 1: I. Prelude
Matt Haimovitz
Pentatone - PTC5186555 

Robert Schumann
Das Paradies und die Peri: III. O heil'ge

London Symphony; Simon Rattle

LSO0782

Maurice Ravel
Ma mère l'oye: Le jardin féerique
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Naxos - 8.660336

Nicholas Medtner
4 Skazki: No. 1 Allegretto frescamente

Maria Walzer

Orlando Records - OR0017

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.6 million tracks can be a bit daunting, so we'd like to highlight some of the amazing music that has become available to you just this month. Let it kickstart discovery!