Naxos Music Library

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Naxos Music Library
Invaluable resource for universities, music schools, public libraries, schools, music professionals and collectors (Invaluable resource for universities, music schools, public libraries, schools, professional musicians and collectors)
Music provider
languages English German French Spanish Chinese
operator Naxos Digital Services US, Inc.
Registration required
On-line 2004 (currently active)
http://www.naxosmusiclibrary.com/

The Naxos Music Library (NML) is an international music streaming web portal for listening to classical music from Naxos . It is an online music archive specially tailored to the needs of classical music listeners. In addition to listening to works and individual sentences, users have the option of viewing a lot of additional information. The online audio library can be used free of advertising for a fee, with either a monthly or annual subscription. According to its own information, the Naxos Music Library is the world's largest music streaming web portal for classical music.

The recordings come from the catalog of the Naxos label and over 320 other independent labels. The total repertoire contains over 10,000 works, including standard works of classical music as well as rarities, niche works and contemporary compositions. 1,000 years of music history can be traced here. In total, over 1,929,000 tracks from over 126,090 CDs are available to listeners.

history

Naxos founder Klaus Heymann discovered the possibilities of the Internet for Naxos as early as 1996 and made the entire Naxos catalog available in digital form, independently of a sound carrier. However, the service was not intended for subscribing, but was intended to provide the listener with an initial sound impression so that they could buy a sound carrier if necessary. At that time, fast interconnections were largely a dream of the future, so that the stream was limited to 20  kbps and the sound quality was accordingly poor.

In 2003 the company started with a 250 gigabyte hard drive with a content of 6,000 hours from the areas of music and audio books. This was the "Music and Spoken Word Library".

However, due to its limited storage space, the hard drive did not have the prospect of lasting success. Starting in 2004, this concept was gradually replaced by the Naxos Music Library web portal.

Little by little, other labels independent of Naxos were added, and they are still offering their recordings there today. Including classic labels such as Hänssler Classic , BIS , Hungaroton , BR-Klassik, Solo Musica, Capriccio, Opus 111 and Tudor, well-known in German-speaking countries . The Naxos catalog is estimated to contain around 6,000 to 7,000 CDs. The label of the founder of this platform currently accounts for only about 10% of the total offer of the Naxos Music Library.

At the end of 2019, the provider launched a new version, "NML3", with a new layout and new functions.

repertoire

The web portal mainly contains classical music . Jazz, folk, blues, world music, pop, rock, Chinese music, gospel, relaxation music and audio books are also among the genres that can be found. The offer is constantly being expanded. This is indicated by the daily counter in the top right corner of the web portal and the mention of new labels in the “News” section.

Customer groups

The main interested parties are educational institutions such as universities, music schools, libraries, general education schools, orchestras, concert halls and radio stations. Private individuals can also subscribe to the service. You can register online with a "money-back guarantee" using the subscription form or offline via the representatives in the respective countries.

Cost and sound quality

The music flat rate of the Naxos Music Library is only chargeable and does not require advertising. The user can choose between two audio streams. The provider speaks of sound quality standard with a bit rate of 128 kbps and sound quality premium with 320 kbps. The streaming format is the AAC format. Before November 1, 2016, the bit rate for sound quality was standard 64 kbps and for premium 128 kbps.

Further information

An essential feature of the Naxos Music Library is the numerous additional information that the user can call up. This includes:

  • Digital covers and booklets
  • Work analysis
  • Work descriptions
  • Pronunciation guide
  • Basic concepts of music terminology
  • Librettos
  • Synopsis of operas
  • Indication of instrumentation of the works
  • Specification of publishers
  • (Short) biographies of composers and artists

literature

  • Naxos Music Library Brochure ( PDF )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kirk McElhearn: Stream classical music from Naxos. In: [MacWorld]. April 15, 2011, accessed May 8, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Naxos Music Library FAQs. Retrieved May 8, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Naxos Music Library start page. Retrieved May 8, 2011 .
  4. ↑ NML list of labels. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 14, 2011 ; accessed on May 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.naxosmusiclibrary.com
  5. ^ Burkhard Schäfer: Classic has a future (interview with Klaus Heymann). In: Südwest Presse Online . April 15, 2011, archived from the original on April 5, 2011 ; accessed on May 8, 2011 (German).
  6. ^ Gregor Kessler: Klaus Heymann - The Discman. In: Financial Times Germany . January 13, 2009, archived from the original on July 31, 2012 ; accessed on May 24, 2011 (German).
  7. ↑ Stephan Schwarz, The Library of Tones, Fono Forum , Edition: August 2010
  8. ↑ Jürgen Otten, The box is always luring, Süddeutsche Zeitung , edition: October 29, 2003
  9. ^ Naxos Music Library New Service for Educators and Music Professionals Offers Complete On-Demand Classical. Retrieved May 8, 2011 .
  10. ↑ Aaron-Jakob Hinze, The online catalog, Fono Forum , edition: February 2004
  11. ^ Susann El Kassar: Naxos Music Library completely renewed. In: [Deutschlandfunk]. February 5, 2020, accessed on February 13, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ Marcus A. Woelfle, Treasuries in the Internet, Neue Musikzeitung , edition: 10/2005, pp. 42–43
  13. ↑ Naxos Music Library: Free preview (free test access). Retrieved May 24, 2011 .
  14. ↑ Naxos founder Klaus Heymann on what lies ahead for classical recordings. In: Gramophone . August 24, 2010, accessed May 8, 2011 .
  15. ↑ Naxos Music Library Subscribe now. Retrieved May 8, 2011 .
  16. ^ Naxos Music Library Contact. Retrieved May 8, 2011 .
  17. ↑ René Zühlke: Bit rate upgrade: Improvement of the sound quality in NML, NMLJ and NMLW. In: [NaxosOnlineLibraries.de]. October 31, 2016, accessed on February 13, 2020 (German).
  18. ↑ Jason Victor Serinus: Klaus Heymann: A 20th Anniversary Chat with the founder of Naxos. In: [Stereophile Online]. December 29, 2007, accessed May 8, 2011 .
  19. ↑ NML FAQs: In what format is the music streamed? Retrieved May 8, 2011 .

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