Opening Notes: January 2016 - New Release Playlist

We've sifted through all the new releases for January 2016, 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.

Aaron Copland

Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday
Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton
BIS - BIS-2164

Keith Emerson
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Toccata con fuoco

Jeffrey Biegel; Brown University Orchestra

Naxos - 8.573490

Paul Moravec

Amorisms: I. Love Is A Spirit
Portara Ensemble; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
Delos - DE3470

Camille Saint-Saëns

Cello Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro non troppo

Truls Mørk; Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi

Chandos - CHSA5162

Béla Bartók

Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano: I. Lassu
Tanja Becker-Bender; Peter Nagy
SWR Klassik - SWR19003CD

Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No. 30, "The Joke": IV. Presto

Spektral Quartet

Dorian Sono Luminus - DSL-92198

Roberto Sierra
Sinfonía No. 3, "La Salsa" - I. Tumbao

Puerto Rico Symphony; Maximiano Valdés
Naxos - 8.559817

Alberto Ginastera
Estancia: Scene 5: Danza Final (Malambo)

BBC Philharmonic; Juanjo Mena

Chandos - CHAN10884

Jan Van Der Roost
Sinfonietta, "Suito Sketches": II. Sword Dance
Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN; Jan Van Der Roost
Naxos - 8.573486

Bedřich Smetana
Má vlast: No. 2 Vltava

Hradec Králové Philharmonic; Marek Štilec

ArcoDiva - UP0180

George Frideric Handel
Acis and Galatea: Must I My Acis Still Bemoan
Boston Early Music Festival Chorus and Orchestra
CPO - 777877-2

  Domenico Scarlatti (arr. Uri Caine)
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor

Jenny Lin; Uri Caine

Steinway & Sons - Steinway30044

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Sonata No. 11: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto

William Youn

Oehms Classics - OC1830

Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act V: Finale

Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Radio Chorus

BIS - BIS-2166

Ottorino Respighi
La Boutique Fantasque Suite: II. Tarantella
Wurzburg Philharmonic; Enrico Calesso
Naxos - 8.573382

Victor Young

The Uninvited: End of Ghost

Moscow Symphony; William Stromberg

Naxos - 8.573368

Philip Glass
Metamorphosis V
Nicolas Horvath
Grand Piano - GP691

Nicolaus Bruhns
Praeludium in E Minor

Bine Katrine Bryndorf

Dacapo - 6.220636

Krzysztof Meyer
Piano Trio: I. Impetuoso
Poznan Piano Trio
Naxos - 8.573500

Charles Ives
Orchestral Set No. 1: II. Putnam's Camp

Melbourne Symphony; Andrew Davis

Chandos - CHSA5163

 

Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No. 7: I. Moderato
St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Mariinsky - MAR0577

Henk Badings

Symphony No. 4: IV. Allegro

Bochum Symphony; David Porcelijn

CPO - 777669-2

Orlando Di Lasso
Magnificat secundi toni O s'io potessi
Die Singphoniker
CPO - 777957-2

Antonin Dvořák
Stabat Mater: Virgo virginum praeclara

Bavarian Radio Sym. & Chorus; Mariss Jansons

BR Klassik- 900142

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.7 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!