Opening Notes: April 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.

Caroline Shaw

Valencia
Jasper String Quartet
Sono Luminus - DSL-92212

Bryce Dessner
My World

Brooklyn Youth Chorus; Dessner; Parry; Shaw

New Amsterdam - NWAM087

Jennifer Higdon

All Things Majestic: IV. Cathedrals

Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero

Naxos - 8.559823

Jean Roger-Ducasse

Chant de l'aube

Joel Hastings

Grand Piano - GP724

Felix Mendelssohn

Piano Trio No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro appassionato

Oberon Trio

CAvi-music - CAvi8553367

Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Presto

Romain Descharmes; Malmö Symphony

Naxos - 8.573476

Charles Auguste De Bériot
Violin Concerto No. 7: III. Allegro moderato
Ayana Tsuji; Czech Chamber Philharmonic
Naxos - 8.573734

Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9: I. Adagio - Allegro molto

Houston Symphony; Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Pentatone - PTC5186574

Robert Schumann
String Quartet No. 1: IV. Presto
Pacifica Quartet
Cedille - CDR90000-170

Gaziza Akhmetovna Zhubanova
String Quartet No. 1: III. Allegro

Kazakh State String Quartet

Divox - CDX-21501-6

Komitas Vardapet
7 Folk Dances: No. 1. Manushaki of Vagharshapat

Mikael Ayrapetyan

Grand Piano - GP720

Jean Cras

4 Danze: No. 2. Danza scherzosa

Jean-Pierre Ferey

Skarbo - DSK1153

Charles Ives
Orchestral Set No. 2: III. From Hanover Square North...
Melbourne Symphony; Andrew Davis
Chandos - CHSA5174

Kurt Weill

Das Berliner Requiem: Marter!: Hier ruht...

G. Wiemer; H. Adami; Dresden State Opera

CPO - 777839-2

Dmitry Shostakovich

Koskva, Cheryomushki: Excursion Around Moscow

Russian State Sym. Cappella; Hague Residentie
Chandos - CHAN9591-92

Nadia Boulanger

Versailles

Nicole Cabell; Lucy Mauro

Delos - DE3496

Giacomo Puccini

Sole e amore

Krassimira Stoyanova; Maria Prinz

Naxos - 8.573501

Barbara Strozzi
Cantate, Ariette, e Duetti: No. 14. L'eraclito

R. Hughes; J. Nordberg; M. Yamahiro-Brinkmann

BIS - BIS-2248

Arnold Bax

Russian Suite: III. In a Vodka Shop

London Philharmonic; Bryden Thomson

Chandos - CHAN10159X

Carl Nielsen

Aladdin Suite: I. Oriental Festival March

Philharmonia Orchestra; Paavo Järvi

Signum - SIGCD477

László Lajtha

Symphony No. 4, "Spring": I. Allegro molto

Pécs Symphony; Nicolás Pasquet

Naxos - 8.573645

David Hackbridge Johnson

Symphony No. 9: III. Vivace energico

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Paul Mann

Toccata - TOCC0393

Ted Hearne

Privilege: No. 4. They Get It

The Crossing; Donald Nally

Cantaloupe - CA-21126

Kate Loder

12 Studies, Book 2: No. 5 in A Minor

Ian Hobson

Toccata - TOCC0321

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!