Opening Notes: September 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.

Terry Riley

Dark Queen Mantra: II. Goya With Wings
Gyan Riley; Del Sol String Quartet
Sono Luminus - DSL-92215

Eriks Ešenvalds
Passion and Resurrection: Part III

Portland State University Chamber Choir

Naxos - 8.579008

Jane Antonia Cornish

Into Silence I

Elashvili; Thorsteinsdottir; Sullivan; Berry; Chow

Innova - INNOVA976

Bryce Dessner

Lewisburg

Nicholas Photinos

New Amsterdam - NWAM090

Steve Reich

Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast

Trevor Babb

Innova - INNOVA972

Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: VI. Harlem's Summer...

McGill/McHale Trio; Mahershalalhashbaz Ali

Cedille - CDR90000-172

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Diabelli Variations: XXIV. Fughetta - Andante
Filippo Gorini
Alpha - ALPHA296

Carl Ditters Von Dittersdorf
Ajax et Ulysse: II. Recitativo andante

Michael Tsalka; James Tibbles

Naxos - 8.573740

Franz Schubert
Sehnsucht (Die Scheibe Friert)
Bo Skovhus; Stefan Vladar
Chandos - CHAN10023

Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 (piano 4 hands): II. Scherzo

Eckerle Piano Duo

Naxos - 8.572880

Helen Hopekirk
Waltz in F-Sharp Major

Gary Steigerwalt

Toccata - TOCC0430

Anton Bruckner

Symphony No. 4, "Romantic": III. Scherzo

Dresden Staatskapelle; Christian Thielemann

Profil - PH16064

Georgy Sviridov
Russia Adrift: No. 12. O Motherland, O Happy and Eternal Hour!
Lyudmila Shkirtil; St Petersburg State Symphony
Naxos - 8.573685

Vincenzo Bellini

Bianca e Gernando, Act II: Sorgi, o padre

Virtuosi Brunensis; Antonino Fogliani

Naxos - 8.660417-18

Fernando Sor

Lagrime mie

Nerea Berraondo; Eva Beneke
Naxos - 8.573686

Richard Strauss

6 Lieder: No. 2 Serenade (arr. for piano)

Gerhard Oppitz

Hänssler Classic - HC16048

Leoš Janácek

On the Overgrown Path: The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away!

Jan Michiels

Fuga Libera - FUG743

Rebecca Clarke
Viola Sonata: II. Vivace

Ellen Nisbeth; Bengt Forsberg

BIS - BIS-2182

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Bucolic Suite: IV. Finale: Allegro

Rheinland-Pfalz State Phil.; Karl-Heinz Steffens

Capriccio - C5314

Edward Elgar

Serenade in E Minor: I. Allegro piacevole

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra; Sakari Oramo

Naxos - 8.573647

Olivier Messiaen

Poèmes pour Mi, Book 2: No. 8. Le collier

Jane Archibald; Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot

Seattle Symphony Media - SSM1016

George Tsontakis

Anasa: I. Donya - Pistoli

David Krakauer; Albany Symphony; D. A. Miller

Naxos - 8.559826

Diego Conti

String Quartet No. 5: II. Scherzo

Officina Musicale

Tactus - TC950390

Philippe Manoury

Le livre des claviers: III. Sixxen

Third Coast Percussion

New Focus - FCR187

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!