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My iTunes Classical Experience this Past Weekend

Posted by Sibelius (A) on May 1, 2007 at 14:45:48

In Reply to: A classic radio station promoting music downloads. posted by sser2 on May 1, 2007 at 13:20:22:

My baby seems to fall asleep to Mozart string quartets, of which I have 2. I spent some time on iTunes this weekend (my wife's ipod) trying to find any others. They have some listed, but when I went to buy them I got the message "not available for download in the U.S." What? So I tried another selection by a different quartet, same result. I could by the entire Berg Quartet recordings for $50, but couldn't get a smaller selection for $10. I can download 3 of the 4 movements of certain quartets at $0.99 each, but if I want the whole thing I have to buy the $50 set. I am not going to buy these things as downloads. I like to have my grubby hands on the cd's or vinyl and know that I've got them forever in the original recorded format, not just some compressed version. I'm not a luddite, I listen to the Ipod on occasion and am toying with the idea of a digital music server as an additional convenience, but as a classical music listener, downloads are not the way I choose to purchase music.

I actually missed Tower Records this weekend. All I wanted was to go and by some new music and listen to it. Now I have to order, ship, wait...but that's the penalty for being in a niche market these days. If I wanted the latest Christina Aguillera, or White Stripes I'm covered; iTunes, WalMart, Target, Barnes & Noble etc. But because I want The Mozart String Quartet #21 or #22 my options are limited. I hope at least I have the order, ship, wait option in the future, but I have my fears and doubts.

And before anyone asks, yes I spent a fortune at Tower in years past at full retail. But when they decided that the only classical worth stocking was Bippity Boppity Bach and The Most Relaxing Classical Music Ever Recorded, and anything with Bernstein conducting, that's when I started buying used, on-line, etc.

p.s. If anyone has any recs. for the later Mozart quartets I'd appreciate them--I've heard "The Hunt" and "Dissonance" so many times I'm about to fling that disc out the window. She doesn't seem to like Haydn or Beethoven...yet.

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