Opening Notes: November 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.

Jean Sibelius

6 Songs: No. 2. But my bird is nowhere to be seen
Anne Sofie von Otter; Finnish Radio Symphony
Ondine - ODE1289-5

Einojuhani Rautavaara
Fantasia

Anne Akiko Meyers; Philharmonia Orch.; K. Järvi

Avie - AV2385

Vincent Ho

The Shaman, "Concerto for Percussion": I. Ritual

Evelyn Glennie; Winnipeg Symphony

Centrediscs - CMCCD24317

Sergey Prokofiev

Symphony No. 7: IV. Vivace

São Paulo Symphony; Marin Alsop

Naxos - 8.573620

M. Alyokhina; Y. S. Samutsevich; N. Tolokonnikova

Punk Prayer, "Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away"

Matt Haimovitz; Christopher O'Riley

PentaTone - PTC5186608

Nico Muhly
Comfortable Cruising Altitude

Bang on a Can All-Stars

Cantaloupe - CA-21136

Szymon Laks
String Quartet No. 3: I. Allegro quasi presto
Dover Quartet
Cedille - CDR90000-173

Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No. 2: II. Allegro non troppo

Gabriel Schwabe; Malmö Symphony; M. Soustrot

Naxos - 8.573723

Geraldine Thomsen Mucha
Piano Concerto: I. Allegro
Patricia Goodson; Hradec Králové Philharmonic
ArcoDiva - UP0192

Leo Weiner
Serenade: IV. Allegro molto

Estonia National Symphony; Neeme Järvi

Chandos - CHAN10959

Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Chanson du Toréador

Barcelona Symphony; Catalonia National Orch.

Naxos - 8.573546

Gioachino Rossini

Semiramide: Cavatina: Bel raggio lusinghier

Marina Rebeka; Munich Radio Orchestra

BR-Klassik - 900321

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Davis
Chandos - CHSA5186

Kara Karayev

The Seven Beauties Suite: I. Waltz

Bournemouth Symphony; Kirill Karabits

Chandos - CHSA5203

Bohuslav Martinů

Symphony No. 1: IV. Allegro non troppo

Vienna Radio Symphony; Cornelius Meister
Capriccio - C5320

Paul Hindemith

Violin Concerto: III. Lebhaft

Arabella Steinbacher; Berlin Radio Symphony

PentaTone - PTC5186625

Manolis Kalomiris

Nocturne

Oliver Chauzu

Grand Piano - GP748

Alberto Ginastera
3 Danzas Argentinas: Danza del gaucho

José Fernández Bardesio

Haenssler Classic - HC16090

Feliks Nowowiejski

Quo vadis: Szensc dni nie wschodzi slonce nam

Poznan Philharmonic; Łukasz Borowicz

CPO - 555089-2

Leoš Janácek

The Lord's Prayer: Thy Will Be Done

St John's College Choir, Cambridge

Signum - SIGCD489

Tõnu Kõrvits

Seven Dreams of Seven Birds: VII. Tranquillo con moto

Allar Kaasik; Latvian State Choir; Māris Sirmais

BIS - BIS-1887

Sergey Rachmaninov

Symphony No. 1: IV. Allegro con fuoco

Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy

Signum - SIGCD484

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Rondo: Allegro

Lars Vogt; Royal Northern Sinfonia; Lars Vogt

Ondine - ODE1297-2

Amanda Röntgen-Maier

6 Pieces for Violin & Piano: Allegro con moto

Cecilia Zilliacus; Bengt Forsberg

dB Productions - dBCD182

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!