Opening Notes: February 2017 - 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.

Dmitry Shostakovich

Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro
Boris Giltburg; Royal Liverpool Phil; V. Petrenko
Naxos - 8.573666

Bedřich Smetana
Má vlast: No. 2 Vltava

Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša

Tudor - TUDOR7196

Jean Sibelius (arr. Einojuhani Rautavaara)

In the Stream of Life: No. 7 Svarta rosor

Gerald Finley; Bergen Phil; Edward Gardner

Atlanta Symphony - ASO1008

Martín Palmeri

Misa a Buenos Aires, "Misatango": Sanctus

Cuarteto Rotterdam; Sächsisches Vokalensemble

CPO - 555092-2

Joan Lluís Moraleda

Tirant lo Blanc: II. Desfeta i mort del gran turc

Barcelona Symphonic Band; Salvador Brotons

Naxos - 8.573547

Myroslav Skoryk
Melody

Natalya & Olga Pasichnyk; Christian Svarfvar

BIS - BIS-2222

Franz Schubert
Atys
Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang
Avie - AV2368

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 7: II. Allegretto

Armida Quartet

CAvi-music - CAvi8553368

J.S. Bach
Lute Partita in E Major: I. Preludio
Johannes Monno
Haenssler Classics - HC16085

George Frederick Pinto
Violin Sonata No. 1: I. Allegro moderato

Kenji Fujimura; Elizabeth Sellars

Toccata - TOCC0366

Franz Krommer
Symphony No. 3: IV. Finale: Allegro

Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Howard Griffiths

CPO - 555099-2

Maurice Ravel

Daphnis et Chloé, Part III: Danse générale

Spirito; Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin

Naxos - 8.573545

David Monrad Johansen
Den Store Freden, Act I: Prelude: Allegro moderato
T.J. Boen; B. Royer; A. Brauner; S. Yoshida
Simax - PSC1334

Hans Bruderl

Octopus

Canadian Guitar Quartet

ATMA Classique - ACD22750

Max Richter

Infra 3

Jeroen van Veen
Brilliant - BC95390

Robert Paterson

Moon Trio: III. Blue Moon

Claremont Trio

American Modern Ensemble - AMR1046

Adam Schoenberg

American Symphony: III. Rondo

Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern

Reference - RR-139SACD

Leonard Bernstein
Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah": II. Profanation

Baltimore Symphony; Marin Alsop

Naxos - 8.559790

Charles O'Brien

Suite Humoristique: I. Marche fantastique

Liepaja Symphony Orchestra; Paul Mann

Toccata - TOCC0299

Alban Berg

Wozzeck, Act II: Was die Steine glänzen?

Houston Symphony; Hans Graf

Naxos - 8.660390-91

Franz Schubert

Schwanengesang: No. 4. Ständchen

Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang

Globe Music - GM-001

Francis Poulenc

Mass in G Major: Gloria

The Sixteen; Harry Christophers

Coro - COR16149

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9, "Choral" - II. Molto vivace

Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton

Colorado Symphony Association - CSACD-001

Alexander Arutiunian

3 Musical Pictures: No. 2. Ararat Valley Evening

Hayk Melikyan

Grand Piano - GP718

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.9 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!