Opening Notes: November 2015 - New Release Playlist

We've sifted through all the new releases for November 2015, and we're highlighting our favorites. Some of these are debut recordings of brand new works, while others are fresh takes on standard repertoire. If you're like us and are constantly craving something to discover, 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.

Igor Stravinsky

Petrushka: Tableau I: The Shrovetide Fair
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Mariss Jansons
BR Klassik - 900141 

Stacy Garrop
Mythology Symphony: V. Pandora Undone

Chicago College of Performing Arts

Cedille - CDR90000-160

Anatol Konstantinovich Liadov

The Enchanted Lake
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Litton
BIS - BIS-2071

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1, "Titan": II. Kraftig bewegt

Finnish Radio Symphony; Hannu Lintu

Ondine - ODE1264-5

Richard Wagner

Das Rheingold: Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!
Hong Kong Philharmonic; Jaap van Zweden
Naxos - 8.660374-75

Jean Sibelius
Scaramouche: Act II Scene 9: Allegro

Turku Philharmonic; Leif Segerstam

Naxos - 8.573511

Sergey Rachmaninov
Fantaisie tableaux, Suite No. 1: I. Barcarolle

Louis Lortie; Hélène Mercier
Chandos - CHAN10882

Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite on Words by Michelangelo: Bessmertie

Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Ivari Ilja

Ondine - ODE1277-2

Rued Langgaard
Fjeldblomster
The Danish Piano Trio
Dacapo - 8.226119

W.A. Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 13: I. Allegro

Christoph Soldan; Silesian Chamber Soloists

K&K Verlagsanstalt - KuK121

Antonio Vivaldi
In exitu Israel
Aradia Chorus and Ensemble; Kevin Mallon
Naxos - 8.573324

  Franz Liszt
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Hymne...

Michael Korstick

CPO - 777951-2

Lars-Erik Larsson
Symphony No. 2: III. Ostinato
Helsingborg Symphony; Andrew Manze
CPO - 777672-2

Florent Schmitt
Antoine et Cléopâtre Suite No. 1: III. La Bataille

Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta

Naxos - 8.573521

Leonard Bernstein
Symphony No. 3, "Kaddish" - IIIc. Fugue
Baltimore Symphony; Marin Alsop
Naxos - 8.559742

Alexander Scriabin
 Sym. No. 3, "Le Divin Poème": III. Jeu divin

London Symphony; Valery Gergiev

LSO Live - LSO0771

Johanna Doderer
Violin Concerto No. 2: II. Moderato
Yury Revich; Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic
Capriccio - C5245

Frederick Delius
Suite for Violin and Orchestra: I. Pastorale

Tasmin Little; BBC Philharmonic; Andrew Davis

Chandos - CHAN10879

Marc Blitzstein
Open Your Heart
Laura Claycomb; Marc Teicholz
Delos - DE3483

Isidora Žebeljan
New Songs of Lada: Song 3: All the Yawl Men...

Aneta Ilić; Brodsky Quartet; Premil Petrović

CPO - 777994-2

William Bolcom
Canciones de Lorca: V. Danza da lua...
Rene Barbera; Pacific Symphony; Carl St Clair
Naxos - 8.559788 

Alfred Hill
String Quartet No. 15 - IV. Finale: Allegretto

Dominion String Quartet

Naxos - 8.573416

Samuel Barber
Cello Sonata: III. Allegro appassionato
Paul Watkins; Huw Watkins
Chandos - CHAN10881

John Tavener
Hymnus ad exequias defuncti: Take Him...

Cappella Nova; Canty; Alan Tavener

Linn - CKD539

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!