Opening Notes: April 2016 - New Release Playlist

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

Bent Sørensen

Sneklokker (Snowbells): VIII. Kliplev
Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Paul Hillier
Dacapo - 6.220629

Jón Leifs
Requiem, Op. 33b

Skylark Vocal Ensemble; Matthew Guard

Dorian Sono Luminus - DSL-92200

Kurt Atterberg

Symphony No. 3, "West Coast Pictures": II. Storm
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi
Ondine - ODE1279-5

Victor Herbert

Cello Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro

Mark Kosower; Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta

Naxos - 8.573517

Claude Debussy (arr. Maurice Ravel)

Danse, "Tarantelle syrienne"
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Naxos - 8.573124

Leoš Janáček
Glagolitic Mass: Slava (Gloria)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir

Chandos - CHSA5165

John Corigliano, Jr.
The Ghosts of Versailles, Act 1: Prologue
Los Angeles Opera; James Conlon
Pentatone - PTC5186538

Nico Muhly

Control: No. 5. Red Dust

Utah Symphony Orchestra; Thierry Fischer

Reference - FR-719SACD

Antonin Dvořák
Symphony No. 8: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Mariss Jansons
BR Klassik - 900145

J.S.Bach (arr. Leopold Stokowski)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Bournemouth Symphony; José Serebrier

Naxos - 8.578305

P.I. Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro con fuoco
Denis Kozhukhin; Berlin Radio Symphony
Pentatone - PTC5186566

Fryderyk Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 3: IV. Finale: Presto

Aleksandra Mikulska

K&K Verlagsanstalt - KuK247

 

Jean-Marie Leclair
Scylla et Glaucus, Prologue: Symphonie
Tempesta di Mare
Chandos - CHAN0810

Christian Geist

Dixit Dominus Domino Meo

Theatre of Voices; Paul Hillier

Dacapo - 6.220634

W.A. Mozart
Serenade No. 10, "Gran Partita": VII. Finale
Royal Academy of Music; Trevor Pinnock
Linn - CKD516

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 17, "Tempest": III. Allegretto

Gianluca Luisi

OnClassical - OC142C

Jón Leifs
2 Sönglög: No. 2. Vögguvísa
Finnur Bjarnason; Orn Magnusson
BIS - BIS-2170

Carl Reinecke

Die Wilden Schwäne: Der Herr Schaut...

Schwanen-Ensemble; Hagen Enke

CPO - 777940-2

Antonin Dvořák

Cello Concerto: III. Finale: Allegro moderato

Christian Poltéra; Deutsches Symphonie Berlin

BIS - BIS2157

Joaquín Rodrigo

Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito

Miguel Trápaga; Real Filharmonía de Galicia

Naxos - 8.573542

Max Reger (arr. Laura Young)

Preludes & Fugues, No. 3 in E Minor: II. Fugue

Laura Young

Gramola - Gramola99072

Robert Honstein

Conduit: I. Touch

eighth blackbird

Cedille - CDR90000-162

Margaret Anne Schedel

Partita, Perihelion: I. Allamande

Mikylah Myers McTeer; Margaret Anne Schedel

Ravello - RR7930

Augusta Read Thomas

Love Twitters

Nicola Melville

Nimbus - NI6323

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.8 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!