On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 17:18 +0000, nick richards wrote: > Also note that eMusic subscribers in the UK and elsewhere have been > able to get DRM free 192kbps MP3s of classical (and other) music for > a while now although obviously the label's haven't tended to be quite > as prestigious.
Linn records offer 96kHz/24-bit files in FLAC (lossless) format :-) http://www.linnrecords.com/linn-downloads-what.aspx > On 12/4/07, Christopher Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > They want €44 for 320kbps MP3s of a 1975 recording of The > > Well-Tempered Clavier... Pisstake? I think so. Most of their > > other stuff is a little more sensibly-priced, but it's still > > too expensive - and not good enough quality. <shrugs> Thirty quid would be cheap enough for four CDs - the main problem is probably that many would prefer his earlier recording ;-) > > Classical music buffs will stay away, preferring to get the CDs > > unless there's absolutely no alternative to downloading the lossy > > MP3s, and it'll be casual listeners who spend the most on there. > > I'd prefer to pay a premium and get lossless copies, classical > > music deserves the best quality possible> (and, arguably, requires > >it far more than many other genres). Track them down on LP, and you'll have far better fidelity than any of the digital re-releases :-) However Gramophone magazine have had a column on downloaded music for several months, and also review digital music players (such as those from Linn) occasionally. They even have a podcast: http://www.gramophone.co.uk/podcast.asp Me - I'll stick to live music, shellac, and vinyl :^) - Richard -- Richard Smedley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Technical Director, www.M6-IT.org M6-IT CIC +44 (0)779 456 07 14 Sustainable Third Sector IT solutions. PRINCE2 [TM] Project Management Training * Certification * Support * Networking * Web * Database * CRM M6-IT is a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee. Registered in England & Wales, Registration No: 6040154 11 St Marks Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7DT Northern Office: 4, Hollins Green, Bradwall, Cheshire, CW10 0LA. Welsh office/ Swyddfa Gogledd Cymru: e-mail / e-bost - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Southern Office: Bristol contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
