Opening Notes: February 2016 - New Release Playlist

We've sifted through all the new releases for February 2016, and we're highlighting our favorites. Some of these are obscure works that may be unknown to you, while others are fresh takes on standard repertoire. If you're like us and are constantly craving something new to enjoy, 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 Themed Playlists tab. If you are on your institution's premises, you may also be able to access it if you CLICK HERE.

Enrique Granados

Piano Trio: I. Poco allegro con espressione
Trio Rodin
Aevea - AE16013

Daniel Wohl
Holographic

Bang on a Can All-Stars; Daniel Wohl

New Amsterdam - NWAM073

Maurice Ravel

L'heure espagnole: Scene 21: Pardieu, demenageur
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Naxos - 8.660337

J.S. Bach

St. John Passion: Part I: Herr, unser Herrscher

Bavarian Radio Chorus; Concerto Köln; P. Dijkstra

BR Klassik - 900909

Leo Weiner

Csongor és Tünde: Aranyalmafa. Tündérek kara
Budapest Symphony MAV; Valéria Csányi
Naxos - 8.573491

Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring: Suite: VI-VIII

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; John Wilson

Chandos - CHSA5164

Antonin Dvořák
Carnival

Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa
Pentatone - PTC5186532

Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: I. Bordel 1900

Daniel Rowland; Alberto Mesirca

Orlando - OR0018

Manuel Ponce
Sonatina Meridional: I. Camp: Allegro non troppo
Judicaël Perroy
Naxos - 8.573486

Isaac Albéniz
Iberia, Book 1: II. El Puerto

Alexander Boyd

Claudio - ClaudioCR6022-2

Zenobia Powell Perry
Nocturne
Deanne Tucker
Cambria - CAMCD-1235

  Steve Reich
Nagoya Marimbas

Sean Connors; Peter Martin

Cedille - CDR90000-161

Galina Grigorjeva

Salve Regina

Theatre of Voices; Yxus Ensemble

Ondine - ODE1245-2

J.S. Bach
Mass in A Major: Gloria

Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki

BIS - BIS-2121

Johann Adolf Hasse
Artaserse: Act III. Parto qual pastorello
Ensemble Barocco, Orch. Internazionale d'Italia
Dynamic - CDS7715

Arcangelo Corelli

Violin Sonata in C Major: I. Adagio

Szabolcs Illés; Dalibor Pimek; Ondřej Macek

Naxos - 8.573368

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 31: I. Moderato cantabile molto
Giovanni Mazzocchin
OnClassical - OC141C

Fryderyk Chopin
Polonaise No. 3, "Military"

Rafał A. Łuszczewski

DUX - DUX1240

Francis Chagrin
Symphony No. 1: IV. Allegro
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins
Naxos - 8.571371

Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance

Frankfurt Radio Sym.; Andres Orozco-Estrada

Pentatone - PTC5186556

 

Paul Moravec
Violin Concerto: II. --
Maria Bachmann; Symphony in C; Rossen Milanov
Naxos - 8.559797

Tom Cipullo

After Life: Did I Once Have A Name?

Music of Remembrance; Stilian Kirov

Naxos - 8.669036

Mohammed Fairouz
No Orpheus: No. 3 Her Waltz
Kate Lindsey; Adrian Daurov
Naxos - 8.559783

Camille Saint-Saëns

Valse nonchalante

Geoffrey Burleson

Grand Piano - GP625

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.7 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!