Beethoven Symphonies

Theodoric · 13-06-2005, 19:41

As part of last week's Beethoven Experience, which broadcast every note that he ever wrote, the BBC are providing a free MP3 download of all 9 of his symphonies. Unfortunately, they are only available for a week after the broadcasts, so Nos 1 & 3 are no longer available. If you want 2, 4 & 5, you'd better get your skates on. The remaining 4 will be broadcast towards the end of the month.

EDIT Buried somewhere in the BBC site is a press release giving the dates of the broadcasts. As is always the way, I have failed miserably to find it again.

Paul K · 13-06-2005, 20:03

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Symphonies 2, 4 & 5 will be broadcast on Tuesday 7th June, and available to download from Wednesday 8th June to Tuesday 14th June.

Symphony 6 will be broadcast on Monday 27th June, and available to download from Tuesday 28th June to Monday 4th July.

Symphony 7 will be broadcast on Tuesday 28th June, and available to download from Wednesday 29th June to Tuesday 5th July.

Symphony 8 will be broadcast on Wednesday 29th June, and available to download from Thursday 30th June to Wednesday 6th July.

Symphony 9 will be broadcast on Thursday 30th June, and available to download from Friday 1st July to Thursday 7th July.

Theodoric · 13-06-2005, 22:23

Thanks. I'll make sure I download the rest at the times given.

nffc · 13-06-2005, 23:08

7 is the nicest imo.

14-06-2005, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

they are only available for a week after the broadcasts, so Nos 1 & 3 are no longer available.

Anyone get 1 or 3? I would like to have those.

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

If you want 2, 4 & 5, you'd better get your skates on..

Skating as I type...

Stephen · 14-06-2005, 11:11

I'm gonna miss being able to get 2,4,5 as I don't get home from work till after 5.30

Anyone got 1 and 3 at all?

nffc · 14-06-2005, 12:12

I already have all 9 on CD but it's not the BBC R3 recordings and they'd be too large to send over the net

Paul K · 16-06-2005, 17:55

Looks like it was popular
BBC

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Nearly 700,000 listeners of BBC Radio 3 downloaded live performances of Beethoven's first five symphonies, with number one proving the most popular.

The music was performed as part of The Beethoven Experience on Radio 3 and free downloads were available for a week-long trial.

Stephen · 16-06-2005, 18:07

I wish the BBC would have left them up longer by the time I found out about them I missed them all.

Gareth · 16-06-2005, 18:32

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Originally Posted by DarthYoda

I wish the BBC would have left them up longer by the time I found out about them I missed them all.

You can still get the remaining 4, you've not yet missed them, it's just they're not yet available

Stephen · 16-06-2005, 18:34

I know that but I have missed all the ones that have been made available

Theodoric · 28-06-2005, 19:21

For those of you who have forgotten, the downloads (from No 6) have started again today.

Graham · 28-06-2005, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

For those of you who have forgotten, the downloads (from No 6) have started again today.

Thanks for the reminder

(I'd rep you, but you've got them switched off!)

nffc · 28-06-2005, 22:26

I'd get them but they seem pretty "budget-nobody" performances and I'm, shall we say, a tad fussy

Plus, I've missed half of them too... what bitrate are they?

Caspar · 28-06-2005, 22:30

Has anyone got these? I wouldn't mind a copy?

I'd be happy to host the files so everyone get them a copy too...