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Thursday, February 26, 2009

How to Get Classical Music Downloads for Free

By Graham McKenzie

Classical western music is an art for all the ages. It abides as the most widely enjoyed and appreciated genre of music on the planet today. Millions of copies of recordings of performances of the most beloved music played by its most gifted artists are sold each year, and demand only grows. That is why it is no wonder that millions of people search the Internet for even more classical music for free. There are many ways you can find free downloads of the classics great and small, and fortunately your search for this genre will be much easier than for any other.

It is certainly possible to download classical music from a commercial site such as iTunes or Rhapsody. There are hundreds of easily accessible options, however, where you can get the same compositions for free. And because there is no copyright on the music itself, many musicians offer their performances of the classics as a promotion for their other works.

How do you start finding free classical music downloads? Begin by looking for sites where musicians offer their recordings of their work without charge, usually as part of a site listed under their name. Then look for radio sites. If you do not know where to start your search for radio stations, look for the BBC. This venerable institution of classical performance offers a massive library of music, replete of test tracks, allowing you to sample the quality of the recording before you download it to your listening device.

Another place to look is the wikis or informational sites for the classical composers. Sites like Encyclopedia.com offer a full library of the most beloved pieces of Beethoven, Mozart, and their contemporaries, taken from recordings of the most beloved performers of their works in the last 50 years. You can find almost any piece for free online.

The most challenging part of your search will be ensuring you download a quality MP3 track. The smaller the file, the faster the download, but, usually, the lesser the quality of the recording. Fortunately, you will often find streaming tracks alongside downloads, giving you a preview of the quality of the piece you will enjoy over and over again.

Whether you desire to listen to a single track of a single movement of a famous composition, or a four-hour performance of one of the great operas, there are dozens of options online to find, review, and record classical works for free. You will never be able to listen to all the classical music available online. Be assured, the Internet offers the classics almost anywhere you look.

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