Opening Notes: June 2016 - New Release Playlist

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

Sadie Harrison

The Rosegarden of Light: V. Interlude 2
Cuatro Puntos; Ensemble Zohra
Toccata Classics - TOCC0342

Ulvi Cemal Erkin
Köçekçe

Istanbul State Symphony; Theodore Kuchar

Naxos - 8.572831

Enrique Granados

Danza Gitano
Barcelona Symphony; Catalonia National Orch.
Naxos - 8.573264

Sergey Prokofiev

Violin Sonata No. 1: I. Andante assai

Franziska Pietsch; Detlev Eisinger

Audite - Audite97.722

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 2: I. Allegretto
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Mariss Jansons
BR Klassik - 900144

Franz Liszt
Liebestrame: No. 3. Nocturne in A-flat Major

William Howard

Orchid - ORC100056

Lydia Kakabadse

Spectre of the Maiden Scorned: Lament
Grace Durham; Clare College Choir; Graham Ross
Divine Arts - DDA25135

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of Travel: Bright Is the Ring of Words

Robert Irwin; Gerald Moore

Albion - ALBCD027

Ko Matsushita
O Salutaris Hostia
Carl Orff Chor Marktoberdorf; Stefan Wolitz
Oehms Classics - OC1843

Philip Glass (arr. Michael Riesman, Nico Muhly)
The Hours: Morning Passages

Nicolas Horvath

Grand Piano - GP692

Steve Reich
Sextet: V. Quarter Note = 192
LSO Percussion Ensemble
LSO - LSO5073

Adam B. Silverman
Lina's Hornpipe

Lina Bahn

Naxos - 9.70256

 

Hans Werner Henze
7 Boleros: V. La Soberbia (Hochmut)
Gürzenich Orchestra; Markus Stenz
Oehms Classics - OC446

Samuel Adler

Symphony No. 6: III. Fast and rhythmic

Royal Scottish National Orchestra; José Serebrier

Linn - CKD545

Daniel-François Auber
La Circassienne: Overture
Orchestre Régional de Cannes; Wolfgang Dörner
Naxos - 8.573553

Igor Stravinsky

Pulcinella Suite: III. Scherzino - Allegro

Tapiola Sinfonietta; Masaaki Suzuki

BIS - BIS-2211

Gioachino Rossini
Il Viaggio a Reims: Che Miro! Ah! Qual Sorpresa!
Virtuosi Brunensis; Antonino Fogliani
Naxos - 8.660382-84

W.A. Mozart

Violin Concerto No. 4: I. Allegro

Henning Kraggerud; Norwegian Chamber Orch.

Naxos - 8.573513

Claude Debussy

String Quartet in G Minor: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé

Scottish Ensemble; Jonathan Morton

Linn - CKD512

Erik Satie

3 Gnossiennes: No. 1

Alessandro Simonetto

Aevea Classics - AE16019

Joly Braga Santos

Cello Concerto: I. Moderato

Bruno Borralhinho; Gulbenkian Orchestra

Naxos - 8.573461

José Luis Domínguez

The Legend of Joaquín Murieta: The Toast

Santiago Philharmonic; José Luis Domínguez

Naxos - 8.573515-16

Gerald Barry

The Coming of Winter

Chamber Choir Ireland; Paul Hillier

Orchid - ORC100055

John Ireland

My Song Is Love Unknown

King's College Choir, Cambridge

King's College, Cambridge - KGS0014

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.85 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!