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BBC Offers Beethoven Symphonies for Download

Posted by Zonk on from the git-yer-free-music-here dept.

Simon80 writes "BBC Radio 3 is making performances by the BBC Philharmonic of Beethoven's 6th to 9th symphonies available for free download for the next few days only, as the second part of a trial to 'test listeners appetite for downloads'. During the first part, the first 5 symphonies were offered, and over 650,000 people downloaded them."

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  1. Recordings by lisany · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ages ago I found all of Beethoven's work online in a crappy .shn form. It is well over 6GB in total but it sounds brilliant. Is the BBC a little behind the times or what?

  2. Re:I've always wondered why there isn't more of th by rbarreira · · Score: 0, Troll

    The cost of a broadband connection is about the same as the cost of renting a recording studio? Which planet do you live on, I want to live there too! Or maybe not...

    Plus, did you know that it takes much harder work to become a good musician than to become a good software engineer?

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  3. Re:Torrent with all the symphonies by bagjuice · · Score: 0, Troll

    you bastards had me seraching the gay forums for about 30 minutes. I can't find any torrent anywhere.