Opening Notes: March 2016 - New Release Playlist

We've sifted through all the new releases for March 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.

Franz Schubert

4 Impromptus: No. 3 Andante
Margit-Anna Süß
Campanella Musica - C130205

P.I. Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence: IV. Allegro vivace

Russian Virtuosi of Europe

Orchid - ORC100052

Antonin Dvořák

Violin Concerto: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Christian Tetzlaff; Helsinki Phil.; John Storgårds
Ondine - ODE1279-5

Herbert Howells

Howells' Clavichord: No. 1 Goff's Fireside

Christopher D Lewis

Naxos - 8.573668

Carl Maria Von Weber

Der Beherrscher der Geister: Overture
Cologne West German Radio Symphony
CPO - 777831-2

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1, "Titan": II. Kraftig bewegt

Bavarian Radio Symphony; Yannick Nezet-Seguin

BR Klassik - 900143

Igor Stravinsky
Circus Polka

Swiss Romande Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada
Pentatone - PTC5186557

Dmitry Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony in C Major: IV. Allegro

Kiev Soloists; Dmitry Yablonsky

Naxos - 8.573466

Jean Sibelius
String Quartet, "Voces Intimae": IV. Allegretto
Engegård Quartet
BIS - BIS-2101

Glenn Kotche
Drumkit Quartet No. 54

Sō Percussion

Cantaloupe Music - CA-21116

Erkki-Sven Tüür
Piano Sonata: III. Allegro con moto
Mihkel Poll
DUX - DUX1256

  Camille Saint-Saëns
Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne

Zuill Bailey; David Leisner

Azica - Azica71306

Enrique Granados

Suite sobre cantos gallegos: IV. Final: La fiesta

Barcelona Symphony; Catalonia National Orch.

Naxos - 8.573263

Igor Stravinsky
Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March of the Devil

Tianwa Yang; Virginia Arts Festival; JoAnn Falletta

Naxos - 8.573537

Antonin Dvořák
Symphony No. 8: I. Allegro con brio
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada
Pentatone - PTC5186578

Michael William Balfe

Satanella, Act III: Would'st thou win me

Victorian Opera; Richard Bonynge

Naxos - 8.660378-79

J.S. Bach
Violin Concerto in E Major: I. Allegro
Cecilia Bernardini; Dunedin Consort; John Butt
Linn - CKD519

Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 14: I. Allegro

London Symphony; Roman Simovic

LSO - LSO0786

Alexander Glazunov
Chant du menestrel
David Stromberg; Hamburg Wind Quintet
Ars Produktion - ARS38534

Boris Tchaikovsky
5 Pieces: No. 5 Story (Finale)

Dmitry Korostelyov

Grand Piano - GP716

 

Gabriel Fauré
Violin Sonata No. 1: II. Andante
Callum Smart; Richard Uttley
Orchid - ORC100053

Igor Stravinsky

Concerto, "Dumberton Oaks": I. Tempo giusto

Alexei Lubimov; Viatcheslav Poprugin

Alpha - ALPHA230

Carl Nielsen
Serenade
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Dacapo - 8.226112

Arvo Pärt

The Deer's Cry

Camilla Harris; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers

Coro - COR16140

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.75 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!