Opening Notes: August 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.

David Kirkland Garner

Dark Holler: VI. Dark Holler
Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant
New Focus - FCR191 

Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 9

Emanuele Arciuli

INNOVA255

Gabriel Fauré

Pavane (arr. for cello and guitar)

Rupert Boyd; Laura Metcalf

Sono Luminus - DSL-92217

Vincent Persichetti

Harpsichord Sonata No. 1: I. Andante

Christopher D. Lewis

Naxos - 8.559843

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 26, "Les adieux": I. Das Lebewohl

Olga Pashchenko

Alpha - ALPHA365

Gustav Mahler
Songs of a Wayfarer: No. 1. Wenn mein...

Alice Coote; Netherlands Phil.; Marc Albrecht

Pentatone - PTC5186576

Frederick Delius
Songs of Sunset: No. 8. They are not long...
Yaniv d'Or; Dan Deutsch
Naxos - 8.573780

Tigran Mansuryan
And One Evening

Mariam Sarkissian; Musica Viva Chamber Orch.

Brilliant - BC95489

Dmitry Shostakovich
Viborg District, "Maxim Trilogy No 3": Waltz
Peter Dixon; BBC Philharmonic; Vassily Sinaisky
Chandos - CHAN10023

Nino Rota
Piano Concerto in C Major: III. Allegro

Massimo Palumbo; Virtuosi Italiani; Marco Boni

Chandos - CHAN9681

Michael Kurek
The Sea Knows

The Vanderbilt Strings

Navona - NV6111

Erik Satie (arr. Hans Abrahamsen)

3 Gymnopedies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Ensemble MidtVest

Dacapo - 8.226091

Amanda Harberg
Viola Concerto: II. Aria
B. Deubner; Southern Arizona Sym.; L. Lerner
Naxos - 8.559840

Emil Tabakov

Viola Concerto: III. Presto

Alexander Zemtsov; Bulgarian NRS; Emil Tabakov

Toccata - TOCC0410

Johanna Doderer

In Breath of Time

Édua Amarilla Zádory
Genuin - GEN17473

Bright Sheng

Northern Lights: IV. quarter note = 144-152

Julian Schwarz; Marika Bournaki

Naxos - 8.579014

Pauline Viardot-Garcia

Violin Sonatina in A Minor: III. Allegro finale

Reto Kuppel; Wolfgang Manz

Naxos - 8.559821

Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto: II. Allegro moderato

A. Ogrintchouk; Royal Concertgebouw; A. Nelsons

BIS - BIS-2163

Reinhold Glière

Symphony No. 3: III. At the Court of Vladimir...

BBC Philharmonic; Edward Downes

Chandos - CHAN9041

László Lajtha

Symphony No. 7, "Revolution": III. Agité

Pécs Symphony; Nicolás Pasquet

Naxos - 8.573647

Benjamin Britten

Nocturnal After John Downland: IX. Slow and quiet

Sean Shibe

Delphian - DCD34193

W.A. Mozart

Piano Sonata No. 6: I. Allegro

William Youn

Oehms Classics - OC1857

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9: II. Molto vivace

Bavarian Radio Chorus & Sym.; Mariss Jansons

BR-Klassik - 900156

Antonín Dvorák

Symphony No. 9: III. Scherzo

Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei

Signum - SIGCD515

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 2 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!