Every Beethoven Symphony to download...
In a move that genuinely astonishes and stuns me with it's awesomeness, my department at the BBC has just started a week in which every note of Beethoven's ouevre will be broadcast on the radio. And as if that wasn't enough of a shock to the system, over this coming week you can download in unencrypted MP3 form each of Beethoven's nine symphonies to keep forever. Each symphony is performed by the BBC Philharmonic and prefaced with some introductory comments and contextualising information, and you can get the first and third symphony right now. Stunning. Delightful.
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Thank you for reminding me about this :) Very nice of the corp. to offer this, and this is what makes the Beeb superior to any other network.
→ Posted by: Dan at June 7, 2005 12:18 AM
Only 128kbps for the downloads, though. Sigh. It may be nitpicking, but 192kbps would have been perfect.
→ Posted by: nick at June 7, 2005 5:04 AM
192kb/s would indeed be lovely and having an Ogg alternative even better but I'm not complaining. Thanks, Auntie, and thanks to Tom for the link.
→ Posted by: Flotsam at June 7, 2005 7:38 AM
Incredible stuff. Thanks Auntie! This is the Public Service remit in full effect
→ Posted by: Miss K at June 7, 2005 9:48 AM
Brilliant well done beeb. Lets hope that someone doesnt decide to make it a profit centre and sell it off to Sony!
→ Posted by: Geoff at June 7, 2005 10:27 AM
It would seem there is still good in the world. But for how long?
→ Posted by: Newfred at June 7, 2005 8:46 PM
I applaud the DRM-free downloads. However, I'm curious about the terms on which the recordings are offered. Are they being released into the public domain, or is the BBC (or someone else) retaining the copyright? If they remain copyrighted, what sort of license is being offered? (e.g., can people re-distribute the files, can they modify them and distribute the modified version, etc).
Just curious. If this information is already on the BBC site, I apologize, but I couldn't find it.
→ Posted by: TJVM at June 8, 2005 5:11 PM
This is so great - thank you!
The downloads are very slow, which I'm sure is due to the popularity of the files...Have you considered using bittorent to distribute these?
→ Posted by: Michael Arrington at June 8, 2005 10:05 PM
TJVM:
"The BBC grants you a 7-day, non-exclusive licence to download this Beethoven Experience audio.
You may not copy, reproduce, edit, adapt, alter, republish, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use this audio in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use.
You may not use this file for the purpose of promoting, advertising, endorsing or implying a connection with you (or any third party) and the BBC, its agents or employees.
The BBC will not be liable for any loss or damage which you may suffer as a result of or connected with the download or use of this file."
From the download page Tom pointed to.
You can download and use it for your personal use, but that's all.
→ Posted by: Martin Wisse at June 9, 2005 4:39 PM
I missed downloading the 1st and 3rd, and they are no longer posted on the BBC Radio 3 download page. Anyone know where I might get them? Thanks!
→ Posted by: Rex Raymond at June 14, 2005 7:26 AM
Just found out about this beautiful initiative yesterday evening, so I missed 5 out of 5. According to the "Download Disclaimer" it should not be possible to get them anymore. However, maybe someone has a suggestion how to get them??
Thx
Frans
→ Posted by: FF at June 15, 2005 8:18 AM
Hmm, seems lots of people have my problem - they missed the oportunity - I WAS ON HOLIDAY! Is there a way to get these now that anyone knows?
→ Posted by: Pete at June 17, 2005 8:24 PM
I have the same question :-(
If anybody has a hint on where to get them, please do let us know!
→ Posted by: Ben at June 17, 2005 9:29 PM
I missed downloading the 1st and 3rd too. Anyone know where I might get them? Thanks!
A fan from Belgium
→ Posted by: kurt braeckman at June 27, 2005 11:31 PM
I just downloaded #6 but missed #1-5. Any tips on where to get them now?
→ Posted by: roy at June 27, 2005 11:54 PM
I missed the chance to download symphony no.3. If someone can share theirs with me, I'll share what I have.
→ Posted by: Marcos at June 29, 2005 4:40 PM
one word
bittorrent
→ Posted by: anon at July 3, 2005 6:59 PM
I'm missing nr3 because of a crashed download :-((
→ Posted by: mudhead at July 5, 2005 9:34 AM
can you tell me a site where i can download the rest i need(1-8) bbc is not offering to let people download it now? i did got 9 and that's wonderful.
→ Posted by: Steven at July 9, 2005 8:55 AM
I'm a mexican guy and I think is great idea to allow people to get those masterpieces which I really like.
→ Posted by: carlos at July 9, 2005 5:44 PM
Who has dowloaded the 9 Beethoven Symphonies from the BBC site? Please e-mail me these files to this address: sfrang@gmail.com
ty
S.Fr.
→ Posted by: Stelios at January 12, 2006 5:31 PM
9 Mozart-symphonies now for free on dr.dk
Danish Broadcasting Corporation pulls the same trick on Mozart: they offer nine of Mozarts symphonies for free download. More on my blog: http://newmediatrends.fdim.dk/2006/01/9-mozart-symphonies-for-free-download.html
→ Posted by: Jon Lund at January 16, 2006 4:30 PM
Hii
I'd like to access for beethoven symphonys Because
Ilike it so much
hoping you to agree
→ Posted by: Omar at March 26, 2006 8:28 AM
i like beethoven
→ Posted by: phoonpeicong at April 21, 2006 8:08 AM
Friend told me symphony 7 movement 2 is beautiful, so I want to hear it.
→ Posted by: emmet solomon at May 4, 2006 10:03 AM
Steven, how did you get the 9th symphony?
→ Posted by: Peter B. at July 12, 2006 11:32 AM
If you want to download all Beethoven's symphonies the easiest way to do it is to use bittorrent, first download a client - a popular one is azureus http://azureus.sourceforge.net/download.php then go to http://www.isohunt.com and search for beethoven symphonies there are a lot of results all different qualities and sizes, choose the one you want and click on it then click download torrent and select open. The torrent will open up in Azureus and as soon as you've selected a save directory it will start downloading. Happy listening :D
→ Posted by: Alex at October 9, 2006 8:53 PM
Typical BBC and the rest of UK, lot of noise, then nothing much happens and quality also not the best.
→ Posted by: Alan at February 18, 2007 9:20 AM
I'm very looking to download those symphonies,so thank you for this effort
→ Posted by: Sahal M.S. at February 25, 2007 9:23 AM
I'd like to listen to the Symphony music
→ Posted by: Naul at March 19, 2007 5:31 AM
Hi
I like Beethoven's symphonies so much that, on hearing it is like entering into a new world
→ Posted by: Saran Prasad at May 23, 2007 5:31 AM
Who has dowloaded the 9 Beethoven Symphonies from the BBC site? Please e-mail me these files to this address : narulaarjun@hotmail.com
→ Posted by: arjun at May 24, 2007 8:21 AM