Reserve reminder and Naxos playlists

For those of you teaching classes, don’t forget that this semester, you should send your reserve requests to Susannah Cleveland.  We are in the process of filling Morgan Rich’s position and will let you know who that is as soon as we do.

Also, if you are interested in creating playlists for your class in Naxos Music Library, let us know.  We have detailed instructions we can give you, and we’re also happy to walk you through the process of setting them up.

Naxos transitions to Flash

On August 1, Naxos Music Library will transitions from Windows Media Player to Adobe Flash.  This should ease use for Mac users.  Read more on their blog:

http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.com/2009/07/brave-new-world-of-flash-only.html

Naxos adds Van Cliburn competition recordings

From Naxos:

We at Naxos have some exciting news!  We’d like to officially welcome into the Naxos Music Library, the Van Cliburn competition recordings!

The recordings from the 2009 preliminary rounds are already available in the NML, with the complete competition being uploaded daily!  We’re also pleased to announce that all of the semi-finals, will also be uploaded!

You can hear the winners’ recordings by searching these catalog numbers:

Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medalists
Nobuyuki Tsujii: VCF090523D
Haochen Zhang: VCF090525F

You can hear the all of the other full length recordings inside the Naxos Music Library, as well as purchase them at our download store, ClassicsOnline.com.

Visit our “Listen Online” page to connect to Naxos and hear the recordings.

Stream Naxos using Flash instead of Windows Media Player

Naxos Music Library has added support for streaming using Adobe’s Flash Player, which should be helpful for our Mac users.  The default is still for Windows Media Player, but the option to set Flash as your default should come soon.  Make the selection of players after you select tracks and click on “Play.”

Playlists are still limited to WMP, but Flash support for those should be coming soon.

Spring Reserves – Update for Teaching Faculty

While our student and circulation supervisor position is vacant, please submit music reserve requests to Susannah Cleveland (clevels@bgsu.edu or 2-9929).  As soon as we get this position filled, we’ll update you all on contact information for various services, including reserves.  In the meantime, please be patient with us as we try to pick up the slack.

For a refresher on reserves, please see:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/music/page38767.html

Also, when planning your listening lists, don’t forget that we have two streaming audio databases, Naxos Music Library and DRAM (see http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/music/page37943.html for more information on these).  We can create playlists in Naxos, so that you can link to the playlist from Blackboard and not have to add and update each link for each piece each semester.  Get in touch with Susannah if you are interested in exploring this feature or if you would like more information about either database.

New in Naxos: Nettwerk

Naxos Music Library has announced today the addition of the label Nettwerk to their online holdings:
On November 13, Canada’s #1 Independent Record Label, Nettwerk Music Group, Joins Naxos Music Library
469 titles from Nettwerk’s catalog, featuring artists such as Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, and Sixpence None the Richer will be available on Naxos Music Library.
BGSU students, faculty, and staff may access these recordings and many others online via Naxos Music Library.

More on Naxos

Naxos is in the midst of an update this week, and this has caused a fair amount of down time.  If you encounter difficulty with access this week, please just give it another try later.  These upgrades should all be finished soon, but if you are still encountering difficulties next week, please let us know.

Naxos and Macs: Another solution

We seem finally to have a more stable option for Mac users to access Naxos:  Microsoft’s Silverlight™:

Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.

Download Silverlight™ here, and all your access woes should disappear.  But do let us know if they don’t.

Another New Label Joins Naxos Music Library

Naxos has announced another new addition to the content in Naxos Music Library.

col legno

The Naxos Music Library is pleased to welcome the highly respected col legno label to its collection. col legno began in 1982 and has been devoted to new classical music, providing top-class recordings of music by today’s composers. It is now encompassing revolutionary music of past centuries and music which, in various ways, defies categorization. Thus, its scope is broad and fascinating: from Schubert Lieder recorded by the East Tyrolean band Franui to interpretations of classical music by outstanding jazz performers to plans for awarding new commissions. This is a fresh and feisty label!

New in Naxos

Naxos Music Library just announced the addition of the following three labels to its online content:

Launched in 2002 by music industry veterans Simon Foster and Melanne Mueller, Avie Records has always operated with the interests of artists first. An eclectic label, Avie Records artists include the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Trevor Pinnock and the European Brandenburg Ensemble, Douglas Boyd and the Manchester Camerata, and Christopher Hogwood.

Based in Switzerland, Divox AG/Ltd was founded in 1984 and began with a focus on the promotion of emerging chamber music artists. It now has four sub-labels, covering music from ancient to modern by mainstream and less familiar composers, as well as world music. Divox has always taken pride in its commitment to individual musicians and their own interpretations, as well as the quality of the recordings themselves.

Located in the Netherlands, Challenge Classics is run by a group of jazz and classical music enthusiasts. Leading national and international artists are represented, performing a wide variety of music. The Brodsky Quartet performs Britten, Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra perform Bach Cantatas, Musica Antiqua Koln performs Gluck’s Trio Sonatas… and there is much more.

Happy listening!

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