Opening Notes: September 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.

Arno Babadjanian

Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor: III. Allegro vivace
Lincoln Trio
Cedille - CDR90000-165

Aram Khachaturian
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor: II. Allegro risoluto

Robert Schumann Philharmonie; Frank Beermann

CPO - 777972-2

Sergey Prokofiev

Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat Minor: III. Vivace
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop
Naxos - 8.573518

Imogen Heap

Hide and Seek (arr. Maya Beiser)

Maya Beiser

Innova - INNOVA952

Béla Bartók

String Quartet No. 4: V. Allegro molto
Chiara String Quartet
Azica - Azica71310

Emil Tabakov
5 Bulgarian Dances: No. 5. Allegro molto

Bulgarian National Radio Symphony; Emil Tabakov

Toccata - TOCC0365

Grażyna Bacewicz
String Quartet No. 6: II. Vivace
Silesian String Quartet
Chandos - CHAN10904

Arnold Schoenberg
Verklärte Nacht: Adagio (molto tranquillo)

Hong Kong Philharmonic; Bright Sheng

Naxos - 8.573614-15

Henri Dutilleux
Timbres, espace, mouvement: III. Constellations
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot
Seattle Symphony Media - SSM1012

Alberto Ginastera
Concerto for Strings: IV. Finale furioso

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Capriccio - C5271

Sergey Rachmaninov
14 Songs: No. 14 Vocalise (arr. R. Pidoux)
Northwestern University Cello Ensemble
Dorian Sono Luminus - SLE-70004

Emmanuel Chabrier
España

Bavarian Radio Symphony; Mariss Jansons

BR-Klassik - 900146

 

Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 9: III. Presto (arr. anonymous)

Zuill Bailey; Ying Quartet

Dorian Sono Luminus - DSL-92204

P.I. Tchaikovsky

The Queen of Spades: Act III. Yesli b milye

Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Russian Fed. Academic Sym.

Delos - DE3517

Henri Marteau
Berceuse, Op. 2, No. 1
Hans Kalafusz; Gitti Pirner
Solo Musica - SM229

Rebecca Clarke

Passacaglia

Raphael Wallfisch; John York

Lyrita - SRCD354

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13: IV. Alla danza tedesca
Quartetto di Cremona
Audite - Audite92.685

John Field

Piano Concerto No. 7: II. Allegro moderato

Benjamin Frith; Norther Sinfonia; David Haslam

Naxos - 8.573262

Henry Purcell

King Arthur Suite: Overture

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; N. Marriner

Capriccio - C8001

John Dowland

Lachrimae: II. Lachrimae Antiquae Nouae

Elizabeth Kenny; Phantasm

Linn - CKD527

Arthur Lourié

Upmann, A Smoking Sketch

Giorgio Koukl

Grand Piano - GP737

Fernando Sor

24 Studies: Study No. 4 in B Minor

Norbert Kraft; Jeffrey McFadden

Naxos - 8.573624

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Guitar Sonata in D Major: IV. Vivo ed energico

João Carlos Victor

Naxos - 8.573670

Maximilian Steinberg

Passion Week: Alliluiya

The Clarion Choir; Steven Fox

Naxos - 8.573665

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!