EMI announces New Podcasts
Don’t miss our new audio podcasts from Nina Stemme and Antonio Pappano discussing their new Strauss disc, and the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich in celebration of his 80th birthday.
http://www.emiclassics.co.uk/podcasts.php
This includes Mstislav Rostropovich at 80 (Audio Podcast)
Join radio broadcaster Jon Tolansky in a journey to explore the life and work of this larger-than-life figure. Understand why Rostropovich, affectionately known as Slava, is recognised at the world’s greatest living cellist.
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Categories: Classical Music · Podcasts
No, this isn’t a “Free iTunes Tuesday” type of thing offered by Apple. There are a few podcasts available on iTunes that make recordings of classical music available free for your enjoyment. The first two podcasts are thanks to Deutsche Welle, a German international broadcasting service, and they are Beethovenfest and Classical Masterpieces.
So far, between the two, there is some Beethoven (obviously) as well as some Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, and Strauss. The best part about the podcasts is this: each piece is offered as a separate recording. I was suspicious that I’d be downloading one giant, 4-hour-long podcast with various pieces mixed in together, but that is thankfully not the case with these.
If you don’t mind a bunch of movements or pieces stuck together into one giant file, another one to check out might be the Magnatune Vivaldi podcast. Also available are the 1stpiano free piano podcast and the Cello podcast (mmmmm cello).
I’m sure there are even more that I haven’t had a chance to hunt out yet, but those are good for a start. Free podcasts of classical music make the Cheap Jacqui™ happy.
Source: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/1/5/6490
Categories: Classical Music · Podcasts
