Opening Notes: October 2016 - New Release Playlist

We've sifted through all the new releases for this month, 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.

Alexandra Vrebalov

The Sea Ranch Songs: Elements II
Kronos Quartet
Cantaloupe - CA-21122

Michael Daugherty
American Gothic: III. Pitchfork

Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero

Naxos - 8.559798

Hans Rott

Symphony No. 1 in E Major: III. Frisch und lebhaft

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Constantin Trinks

Profil - PH15051

Felix Mendelssohn 

Symphony No. 4, "Italian": I. Allegro vivaceLondon Symphony Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner
LSO - LSO0769

P. I. Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto in D: III. Allegro vivacissimo

Jennifer Koh; Odense Symphony

Cedille - CDR90000-166

Antonin Dvořák
String Quartet No. 12, "American": IV. Vivace

Jupiter String Quartet

Azica - Azica71311

Aaron Copland
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: The Chorus Girls' First Dance
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Naxos - 8.559806

Bruno Bavota
Warm Embrace

J. Freivogel; Michael Nicolas; Bruno Bavota

Dorian Sono Luminus - DSL-92206

Silvestrov Valentin
4 Postludes for Piano & Strings: No. 1. Larghetto - Andante
Elisaveta Blumina; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Grand Piano - GP678

Ange Flégier
La Poésie

Jared Schwartz; Thomas Demer; Mary Dibbern

Toccata Classics - TOCC0306

 

Ralph Vaughan Williams
3 Nocturnes: No. 1. Smile O Voluptuous Cool-Breath'd Earth

Roderick Williams; Jennifer Johnston; BBC Sym.

Albion Records - ALBCD028

Jules Massenet

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Arabella Steinbacher; Monte-Carlo Philharmonic

PentaTone - PTC5186536

P.I. Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro con fuoco
Eldar Nebolsin; New Zealand Symphony
Naxos - 8.573462

Felix Mendelssohn

String Quartet No. 5: IV. Molto allegro

Parker Quartet

Nimbus - NI6327

Antonin Dvořák
Rusalka, Act I: Lieblicher Mond
Emalie Savoy; Frankfurt Brandenburg State Orch.
Genuin - GEN16436

Gaetano Donizetti

L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima

Lawrence Brownlee; Kaunas State Choir & Sym.

Delos - DE3515

Henry Purcell

Dido and Aeneas: Thy Hand, Belinda

Anna Prohaska; Il Giardino Armonico

Alpha - ALPHA250

Georg Philipp Telemann

12 Fantaisies, No. 9 in B Minor: II. Vivace

Fabio Biondi

Glossa - GCD923406

Philip Glass

Etudes, Book 1: Etude No. 9

Bruce Levingston

Dorian Sono Luminus - DSL-92205

Michael Nyman

The Man Who Mistook His Wife...: Scene 5

Nashville Opera; Dean Williamson

Naxos - 8.660398

Enrique Granados

Suite oriental, "Suite árabe": IV. Dos danzas

Barcelona Symphony & Catalonia National Orch.

Naxos - 8.573265

Aaron Copland

Symphony for Organ & Orchestra: II. Scherzo

Jonathan Scott; BBC Philharmonic; John Wilson

Chandos - CHSA5171

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 3: III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto)

Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vänskä

BIS - BIS-2006

Gabriel Fauré

Nocturne No. 4 in E-Flat Major

Louis Lortie

Chandos - CHAN10915

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!