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June 13, 2005

Rock me, Ludwig

I still remember the thrill of playing Beethoven's fifth symphony in my 5th Grade orchestra. I, of course, was second-to-last chair in the clarinet section, and together with my friend Lorne (who was always a better player than me, but it was only because his mother made him practice) we treated Beethoven's most famous piece to a fresh, and involving treatment. If you weren't in the audience that night, you can emulate the experience with your iPod thanks to the BBC. Under the direction of conductor Gianandrea Noseda, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is playing Beethoven's entire collection of nine symphonies over a series of concerts. They're recording them and then making the mp3's available for download for free. You can get three of the recordings now by visiting the BBC Radio 3 web site. They're only available for download until 5:30PM Tuesday, June 14th, so you'd better hurry.

Via iPodNN, via Guardian Unlimited

Posted on June 13, 2005 01:21 PM | Category: Music

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Posted by: Merlin on August 17, 2006 12:53 AM