Free classical music downloads til the end of 2008

[xyz]

In my town, on September 1st and 2nd were held many classical concerts...most of them outdoors.

Lots of them are now available on one of Switzerland's radio station site.
Enjoy!
Schubertiade (http://www.schubertiade.ch/audio.html)

Seems the above link no longer works...so thnx to "pp." we've got a new one:

http://www.schubertiade.ch/archives/2007/audio.html
ALSO posted by Arathorn:

http://kco.radio4.nl/?page=home


To celebrate it's 120th birthday, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest is offering 10 symphonies for free download. The files are 320 kbps mp3's. You have to register to download them though. The site is in Dutch, but navigating it shouldn't be hard. The downloads are on until 24 November 2008

[logos34]

Thanks for the link!

Great bitrates too (256k).

[init1]

Yes, thank you. Great stuff!

[n3tfury]

Fantastic, thanks!!

[xyz]

You're welcome.

[xyz]

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[xyz]

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[Kowalski_GT-R]

classical thanks :) much appreciated

ciao,

Andre

[xyz]

classical thanks :) much appreciated

ciao,

Andre

Glad you enjoyed it.

Thierry :)

[xyz]

bump...the notes!

[Kowalski_GT-R]

Quality stuff!

thanks Thierry for the link.

[n3tfury]

Got them all. gonna burn these for my folks - they'll love it.

[mrgnash]

Schubert and Debussy :D I'm always looking for (preferably free) classical music downloads, thanks!

[pluviosity]

Good stuff! Great for studying!

[popch]

Some of these are breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you very much for posting the link here.

I think I must go there next year in person.

Do you happen to know if they sell the complete works?

[xyz]

Some of these are breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you very much for posting the link here.

I think I must go there next year in person.

Do you happen to know if they sell the complete works?
Glad you all enjoyed it.

I'll try and find out if they sell the complete works.

[ohsoferrety]

Bitte, xyz!

[xyz]

Some of these are breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you very much for posting the link here.

I think I must go there next year in person.

Do you happen to know if they sell the complete works?

Sorry I still haven't gotten an answer to your question.

[popch]

Sorry I still haven't gotten an answer to your question.

Thank you very much for bothering. In that case, I will just enjoy the files I have. Who knows, perhaps some day they will release the rest as well....

[xyz]

Some of these are breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you very much for posting the link here.

I think I must go there next year in person.

Do you happen to know if they sell the complete works?

It seems they won't this year for some reason they didn't really make clear to me.
Apparently they usually do each year. Sorry about that.

[popch]

Thank you very much for bothering. It's a pity, though.

[n3tfury]

yeah, it would be nice to have these uncompressed. i'd pay for it, no problem.

[xyz]

yeah, it would be nice to have these uncompressed. i'd pay for it, no problem.

I'm going to try and find out more about uncompressed files.
I probably didn't ask them the question the right way. Will see. Will let you know.
Thanks for your interest.

[adamorjames]

Very nice.:) Thanks.

[mar225]

Sorry to be the ignorant one here but how do you download those. I can playback but cant figure how to download.


Thanks

[adamorjames]

Sorry to be the ignorant one here but how do you download those. I can playback but cant figure how to download.


Thanks

Download icon next to "Télécharger : ". Right click and "Save Link As..."(Firefox).

[IgnacioMiller]

Cool!

[xyz]

Sorry to be the ignorant one here but how do you download those. I can playback but cant figure how to download.


Thanks

Hope it worked for you.
@popch: still no news...it's just sooo classicaly slooow.

[MatthewPlanchard]

thank you

[xyz]

bump

[xyz]

bump because it is not my usual UF visiting hours. 3:20 AM here.
Enjoy you all from other parts of the world.

[xyz]

thank you

Glad you enjoyed it.

[xyz]

Hi and bump

[xyz]

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[Chikitulfo]

Thank you very much!
I love classical music!

By the way, where's fribourg? I've been to switzerland a couple of times and I really liked it, I think that if I move from here, it will be definetly Switzerland ;)

Edit: Aha i found it! near to Bern if I'm not wrong

[xyz]

Thank you very much!
I love classical music!

By the way, where's fribourg? I've been to switzerland a couple of times and I really liked it, I think that if I move from here, it will be definetly Switzerland ;)

Edit: Aha i found it! near to Bern if I'm not wrong

You're very welcome! Enjoy!
FRIBOURG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fribourg#Geography)

I spent a couple of days in Murcia and enjoyed it very much. Then we went down to Mojacar and spent 6 weeks there. Lots of fun...pehaps just a little too many "non-natives" in that part of the world. But that's how the cookie crumbles these days!

I also used to be good friends with the Andreo Family who lived here MANY years. They ran a café/bar but now went back to their hometown: Vélez Blanco where they own a small hotel/bar which used to be a mill.

Went 3 times to Barcelona,too and loved it there,too.

Let me know if you ever get to Fribourg.

[xyz]

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[staticvoid]

thanks for bumping the thread. this is cool.

[samwyse]

Thanks, I downloaded them all :)

[Lostincyberspace]

Danke, I wish I could come visit you all in europe but that costs money.

[xyz]

You're welcome guys and enjoy!

@Lostincyberspace - I hope you can come over...someday. I know it's expensive just to fly over; it's also expensive TO BE here...esp. since the euro took over.

[eilu]

I too love classical music. Much thanks for sharing! I do have one small request:
I can't read the language, could you post the titles in English? I organize my music collection so that the filenames read <artist>-<album>-<track no>.<title> (or <artist>-<title>, if album & track number are unavailable) and I would love to know!
As far as I can tell, it's:

Le Choeur Novantiqua -> this is the artist
Une jeune fillette et autres pièces de la Renaissance française. -> this is the title
is that correct?

also, they are all Schubert ubless the file specifically says Debussy, right?

Sorry about all the questions. I'm a bit OCD when it comes to my files! :lol:

[science4sail]

use google translate (french -> english), and try to fix any grammatical errors

(oh, the title that you just posted is actually a description, something about the French Renaissance...)

other than that, you'll have to find a French speaker

[xyz]

I too love classical music. Much thanks for sharing! I do have one small request:
I can't read the language, could you post the titles in English? I organize my music collection so that the filenames read <artist>-<album>-<track no>.<title> (or <artist>-<title>, if album & track number are unavailable) and I would love to know!
As far as I can tell, it's:

is that correct?

also, they are all Schubert ubless the file specifically says Debussy, right?

Sorry about all the questions. I'm a bit OCD when it comes to my files! :lol:
I'll do it with pleasure as soon as I have a little time. Do you want them all translated or just the one you posted?

Obviously the words in bold
are the interpreters be it choirs, duo, solist and so forth.

Let me know...

PS: I doubt Google would be much help in case. It doesn't really "think".

The composer is the name you can see written there. f.ex. the 2nd one is Luigi Boccherini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Boccherini)

Keep in touch...

[eilu]

I would like them all translated please. Take as much time as you want, and many thanks.

[xyz]

I would like them all translated please. Take as much time as you want, and many thanks.

Thnx for your patience.

[xyz]

@eilu : I didn't forget!

- bump -

[DMcA]

Download doesn't seem to work for me

[timpino]

great music!

[timpino]

Download doesn't seem to work for me

Next to all songs are an icon you can click and it will donwload the song
http://www.schubertiade.ch/img07/dd.jpg

[xyz]

Download doesn't seem to work for me

Did you try right clicking on the link as then Save as Link?

[xyz]

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[DMcA]

Did you try right clicking on the link as then Save as Link?

Yes. In both firefox and opera. It says the download is starting but nothing happens. I assume there's nothing funny going on my end as I've no problem downloading anything else

[bapoumba]

Many thanks xyz.
I just saw the thread... I have the ones from last year ;)

[xyz]

My pleasure!

[xyz]

Merry Bumpmas!

[xyz]

Post Xmas Bump

[atomkarinca]

Well I just forgot to thank you for this one. Great quality and it's good to have some classical music on the side of Jamendo ;) Thanks.

[tonytraductor]

I've downloaded and am listening to the first piece listed.
Excellent performance and recording.
Good stuff!
Thanks!

[xyz]

No problems guys! Enjoy!

[xyz]

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[xyz]

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[-grubby]

well tomorrow no more free classical music downloads! :( (not like I actually ever downloaded any)

[eilu]

last chance to download...!

I'm glad I got mine waaay ahead of time :D They are definitely worth it.

@xyz: thank you so much for sharing!

[EdThaSlayer]

Phew! I really need to start downloading all this music! Can't wait to hear some,relaxing music!

[xyz]

Just to let you know there's 6 hours to go til next year - my time!

Hope to be able to come back with more in 2008 - Happy New Year to all.

[popch]

Apparently the music is still there and can be downloaded.

[xyz]

Apparently the music is still there and can be downloaded.

Yes even as we speak it still seems to work!!!

[xyz]

Apparently it's still available and there's no explanation as to why it's still on. It deos say however:


Les sons resteront à disposition sur cette page jusqu'à la fin de l'année 2007.



basically it means available til the end of 2007.

[popch]

Apparently it's still available and there's no explanation as to why it's still on. It deos say however:



basically it means available til the end of 2007.

Should we file a bug report or even a complaint, then?

[xyz]

Should we file a bug report or even a complaint, then?

LOOOOLLL!

Great idea but let's really make sure proper mesures are taken: let's call in the boys!!or Bush maybe...while he's still around?

[xyz]

In my town, on September 1st and 2nd were held many classical concerts...most of them outdoors.

Lots of them are now available on one of Switzerland's radio station site.
Enjoy!
Schubertiade (http://www.schubertiade.ch/audio.html)

...still there somehow....

[xyz]

still up there.

[init1]

still up there.
Well I hope it stays up there because I just submitted it to StumbleUpon. ;)

[xyz]

Well I hope it stays up there because I just submitted it to StumbleUpon. ;)

Hey thanks...I wish I had thought about that myself...months ago!!!

[xyz]

still OK. I wonder if they decided to let it run one more month; that is, Jan. 31th? Don't know...

[popch]

My guess is that they just forgot about it. Presumably they will become aware of it when they start publishing stuff about the next Schubertiade.

[xyz]

still on...

[popch]

They're still available, it seems.

If you like music, go and have a look.

[cardinals_fan]

Some of these are really good.

[xyz]

great that theyforgot about it.enjoy.

[xyz]

it is still on guys!

[-grubby]

it is still on guys!

w00t! I haven't seen you in a LOOOONGG time. Where have you beeN?

[xyz]

w00t! I haven't seen you in a LOOOONGG time. Where have you beeN?

nice of you to notice it! been working 60 to 70 hours a week
**** this ain t a life! hoping you re doing ok...

[xyz]

classical bump

[pp.]

still on

[xyz]

still works

[BGFG]

Quality Bumping :) thanks a lot.

[Arathorn]

To celebrate it's 120th birthday, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra) is offering 10 symphonies for free download (http://kco.radio4.nl/?page=home). The files are 320 kbps mp3's. You have to register to download them though. The site is in Dutch, but navigating it shouldn't be hard. The downloads are on until 24 November 2008

[xyz]

To celebrate it's 120th birthday, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra) is offering 10 symphonies for free download (http://kco.radio4.nl/?page=home). The files are 320 kbps mp3's. You have to register to download them though. The site is in Dutch, but navigating it shouldn't be hard. The downloads are on until 24 November 2008


Thanks a lot. I edited my OP to add your link to it. Seems it'll make it
easier for people to notice that there are more downloads available. Hope you don't mind.

[Arathorn]

Off course I don't mind. The more ways to spread the word, the better.

[pp.]

Thanks a lot. I edited my OP to add your link to it. Seems it'll make it
easier for people to notice that there are more downloads available. Hope you don't mind.

Perhaps you should consider changing the thread's title, since the end of 2008 is drawing near.

[handy]

Thanks for this, my wife will be particularly interested.

[xyz]

Perhaps you should consider changing the thread's title, since the end of 2008 is drawing near.

Thnx for the suggestion. I made the change but as I feared it didn't change the main title of the thread which would be the point. I think only mods can do it?

[bapoumba]

Thnx for the suggestion. I made the change but as I feared it didn't change the main title of the thread which would be the point. I think only mods can do it?

Done ;)

[xyz]

Done ;)

...now I'm scared! Now I know I'm being watched!! Goose pimples all over!!

It took you only 2 minutes to make the change. Have you touched the hand of

God or only George Orwell's? :):wink: THNX.

PS: I bet you don't even know what I'm drinking right now?...so there!!

[bapoumba]

...now I'm scared! Now I know I'm being watched!! Goose pimples all over!!

It took you only 2 minutes to make the change. Have you touched the hand of

God or only George Orwell's? :):wink: THNX.

PS: I bet you don't even know what I'm drinking right now?...so there!!

None of this :)
I subscribed to the thread when you first posted it because I used the link and dled the music for myself. Then I did not remove the subscription and got the last conversation in the mail ;)

Thanks to you!

[lukjad]

I just re-downloaded it. THANKS!

[pp.]

Bump.

Both sites still there and offering their music.

The dutch site can also be browsed in english. See the link near the top of the page on the right hand side.

[Grant A.]

Um... By U.S. law (and by E.U. law, if I'm not mistaken) music and other copyrights expire after 70 years + the authors death. All classic music from artists who died before 1938, November 12th is fair game.

[pp.]

Um... By U.S. law (and by E.U. law, if I'm not mistaken) music and other copyrights expire after 70 years + the authors death. All classic music from artists who died before 1938, November 12th is fair game.

However, the orchestra and the conductor are still alive. Had they been dead for 70+ years, the recordings would not sound quite as - alive - as the records offered for download do.

Of course, you are entirely free to peruse the scores of most of those works, as the composers have been indeed dead for 70 years or more.

[xyz]

still up there!

[xyz]

just a reminder...

[lukjad]

just a reminder...
Thanks!

[xyz]

Thanks!

You're welcome.

[lukjad]

Here's a BUMP for you.

[kk0sse54]

Thanks for the links they really helped me in my IB Music class :)

[happyhamster]

just a reminder...
Most useful bumping I've ever seen :)

I can't use the "thank you" feature on the first post of this topic (because of its age), so there.

Anyway, I just finished listening to Mahler's first symphony (live performance, conducted by Leonard Bernstein). The finale is great, but be warned that only a few seconds later your hearing will be destroyed by the friendly voice of an announcer. So make sure to take off your headphones in time! :O

[xyz]

"Sound" advice...

So make sure to take off your headphones in time! :O

If I may ask, what's an IB Music class?

Have a good day all!!

[xyz]

Well...seems like all good things have an end...

Perhaps it's just a temporary 404...

[pp.]

A page which looks very much like the one we are used to now is at

http://www.schubertiade.ch/archives/2007/audio.html

You might want to have a look and - perhaps - to change the link in the OP ?

[xyz]

A page which looks very much like the one we are used to now is at

http://www.schubertiade.ch/archives/2007/audio.html

You might want to have a look and - perhaps - to change the link in the OP ?

Thnx for the link. I modified the first post.

[xyz]

still on!

[lukjad]

still on!

Time to change the title.

PS, are there any new songs there?

[xyz]

Time to change the title.

PS, are there any new songs there?

I don't think so. But the Schubertiade is a yearly happening probably held in a different town.

Thanks for changing the title however not the main one though.

[pp.]

... the Schubertiade is a yearly happening probably held in a different town.

The Schubertiade is held every other year, each time in a different town of the French speaking part of Switzerland.

The downloads from the last Schubertiade (2007) apparently are still available. Cheers to the ever falling storage costs!

[xyz]

Yes on September the 5th/6th in a small town called PAYERNE (http://www.schubertiade.ch/)about 25 klms from where it was held in 2007.

[xyz]

AUDIO 2009 (http://www.schubertiade.ch/?q=les_concerts)

VIDEOS 2009 (http://www.schubertiade.ch/?q=les_videos)

Back again - Enjoy!

[xyz]

the latest....http://www.schubertiade.ch/les_audio_2011

[lukjad]

Sweet, thanks! I'll check this as soon as I get home.

[nothingspecial]

Seems the thread title needs changing again.......

.....but I can't find how long these new ones are available for.