mikenike
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The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra downloads are pretty good. Not in the highest quality, but at 320kbps, the sizes are pretty big as none of the symphonies are separated by movements. They also come with high-resolution covers. So download all ten while you can. My favorite so far is Camille Saint-Saën's third, especially during the first movement. Still, ten free symphonies by ten different composers performed by one of the world's most famous orchestra? What's not to like?
Anyway, I second Tyson's advice. One can miss alot when listening to classical music with low volume, and this occurs because of the way the music is recorded. Dynamics are preserved unlike in modern music, so highs are really high and the lowest can be so low, you'd wonder if your CD has even started at low volume. You get a better, fuller experience at loud volumes. Can you imagine not being surprised in the Surprise Symphony (Hadyn's 94th)? Or not being able to hear the opening notes of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique (Symphony 6)?
Anyway, I second Tyson's advice. One can miss alot when listening to classical music with low volume, and this occurs because of the way the music is recorded. Dynamics are preserved unlike in modern music, so highs are really high and the lowest can be so low, you'd wonder if your CD has even started at low volume. You get a better, fuller experience at loud volumes. Can you imagine not being surprised in the Surprise Symphony (Hadyn's 94th)? Or not being able to hear the opening notes of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique (Symphony 6)?
