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Had the same prob. with Sym 3 mv 1 too - I've tried over some hours today

I can´t download Symphonies 6 and 7 ("private"), and the first movmt of the Third.
Is it only my problem?
Thanks a lot!!

Is it just me or are there issues with downloading today?

I've never experienced any issues before with this site. After initial problems I left it for an hour or so and tried again - nothing seems to be downloading (tried it on British, Irish & Dutch download sections before giving up!

I use tagscanner (which is a FREE 'multifunction program for organizing and managing your music collection. It can edit tags of mostly state-of-the-art audio formats, rename files based on the tag information, generate tag information from filenames, and perform any transformations of the text from tags and filenames. Also you may get album info via online databases like freedb or Amazon. Supports ID3v1, ID3v2, Vorbis comments, APEv2, WindowsMedia and MP4(iTunes) tags. Powerful TAG editor with batch functions and special features. Playlist maker with ability to export playlists to HTML or Excel. Easy-to-use interface. Built-in player.')

The beauty of this program is that you are able to organise lists in formats like an excel spreadsheet automatically. If they are commercal rips then you can chase the tag info online from it - if it's organising the downloads from this site - it is easy to organise this info.

I'd thoroughly recommend it - hope this helps 

I'm very (painfully) slowly ripping my massive CD collection into mp3 files.  Yes, I know mp3 is not the best way, but I'm not actually getting rid of any of the discs themselves, and I don't have enough digital storage to keep them all in lossless format yet.  And I don't have enough physical storage space to keep them in my living area, so it's into boxes they go!  Anyways, that's not what this is about.  I was actually interested in what other people do with regards to keeping some kind of list of their ripped CDs.

I've been doing it in a pretty cumbersome way, using two spreadsheets that I'm keeping in GoogleApps.  By the way, these are shareable, if anybody with a Google account wanted to see them.  I'm using two, because one is a list by CD... showing me that I've only ripped 114 of my probably around-3000 collection.  Ouch.  The other spreadsheet is by composer+work.  Needless to say, this one has quite a bit more than 114 lines already.  In both spreadsheets, the label, their proprietary catalog#, the orchestra/ensemble, conductor, soloist(s) are to be found, so there is a lot of duplication between the two.

I'm not sure that I really want to simplify it beyond what I have, even though it takes forever.  I really do like having all this information.  But, I'm still interested in how other people are dealing with this, or even other tips or pointers or experiences on ripping a CD or LP collection in general.  For instance, does anybody know a pretty good large-ish box I can buy multiple of, so that I can store these in something better than collapsing cardboard?

I thought those of you who are digitalising quiet old recordings and are using the 'amplify' parameter in (say) Audacity to increase the percieved volume might like to know that it is safer to use the 'normalize' function. Amplifying the signal is more hit and miss because you need to monitor the resultant volume peak to check whether the signal has distorted in peak areas - normalisation saves the need to do this as it calculates the peak and raises it to 0dbfs, which is the loudest level allowed in a digital system.

Normalisation is traditionally used when finalising CD's in music production because it calculates the peak levels of all recordings on a CD and raises the ceiling of the recordings to 0db, which enables more consistency between tracks in an album.

Normalisation is always the final process in 'additive' audio renovation because, any other adjustments to the audio - such as using equalisation - will raise the levels of individual frequencies which are likely to result in distortion of signal.

This all sounds more complicated than it needs to be as basically all you need to remember is that if a track needs to be amplified, just choose Normalisation after all other 'additive' audio adjustments have been made. (With the exception of processes like fade in's and outs, which are 'reductive' audio processes).

Whether you Amplify or Normalize both will raise the ground level of noise and you can either 'silence' or 'cut' and length of audio before the music begins (often safer to fade the endings).

I write this as someone who has had over 25 yrs in the Audio Production field - hope this helps......... !

Well..... at least it saves me a job! 

I've just realised that I've got a recording (from LP) of Havergal-Brian's complete Piano Music recorded by Peter Hill, released originally on Cameo Classics GOCLP 9019 (1982) - if someone's able to confirm to me that the Cameo release is now deleted, I shall of course upload the Peter Hill recording.

The Cameo recording is still available -

http://www.cameo-classics.com/home.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=77&category_id=86

[Bax]

Bax - Excellent - look forward to that.

NB Havergal-Brian: - I've just realised that I've got a recording (from LP) of Havergal-Brian's complete Piano Music recorded by Peter Hill, released originally on Cameo Classics GOCLP 9019 (1982) - if someone's able to confirm to me that the Cameo release is now deleted, I shall of course upload the Peter Hill recording.

I know that Raymond Clarke has released a version but t'would be nice for people to be able to compare versions - see link to interesting article: - http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/athene/brian.htm

I too shall be adding some Bax very soon-

Symphony No.7(Groves)
Violin Concerto(Hugh Bean)
Cello Concerto(Douglas Cummings)
"Winter Legends"(John McCabe)

[Arnold Bax]

Arnold Bax

Having been in dialogue with Albion regarding my Bax  Radio 3 'Composer of the Week' recordings from the period 5.2.01-9.2.01, I have been able to establish that most of them were recorded especially for the program (There wasn't much Bax available at such times!). Some of them are of unacceptable quality (so missing here), some a little dubious quality but offered so the listener can make their own mind up, others are fine. All other recordings played were either from CD by various artists or on a soon to be released (at the time) World Premier Chandos recording by BBC Philharmonic & Martyn Brabbins, so these are of course left out!

I am so glad to finally be able to offer up something as I've benefited greatly from the kind up loaders on this site 

Subject to moderator approval (!) - I hope there is something below of interest to you fellow Bax lovers out there!

Arnold Bax: -

Summer Music
Conducted by Saatchi Fujioka & Ulster Orch
Radio 3 'Composer of the week' Broadcast 6.2.01

Romantic Overture
Conducted by Takuo Yuasa & Ulster Orch
Radio 3 'Composer of the week' Broadcast 7.2.01

Three Pieces for Small Orch  - (Formerly 'Four Sketches' & '4 Irish Pieces') - Conducted by Saatchi Fujioka & Ulster Orch
Radio 3 'Composer of the week' Broadcast 7.2.01
1) 'Evening Piece' - Reasonable quality
2) 'Irish Landscape' - low 'phuts'
3) 'Dance in the Sunlight' - annoying 'phuts'

Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
Conducted by Takuo Yuasa & Ulster Orch
Radio 3 'Composer of the week' Broadcast 9.2.01


It's been an enjoyable morning preparing them for upload - I do hope you enjoy them!

[Mathias Clarinet Concerto]

Yes please!

I could add the Mathias Clarinet Concerto of 1975 in performance with Michael Collins and the Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk conducting. Interested?

[Dundonnell]

Wow - more Arnold - esp. the Double Violin Concerto - really looking forward to that!

Latest additions from Dundonnell -

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) - Symphony No.4, Op.71 (1960); Double Violin Concerto, Op.77 (1962); Symphony No.6, Op.95 (1967); Symphony No.7, Op.113 (1973)
Richard Rodney Bennett (b.1936) - Violin Concerto (1976)

Arnold's Double Concerto and Symphony No.7 are conducted by the composer, Symphonies 4 and 6 by Bryden Thomson.

The Double Concerto and Symphony No.7 have a degree of intermittent electromagnetic interference and (in the latter) an occasional guest appearance from the boys in blue!

Despite these issues, these are particularly valuable recordings.

Many thanks, Colin.

FOULDS: St Joan Suite

Mike, I will welcome most anything you mention, but the Foulds would really make my day!

I'll 2nd that re. Foulds - and would also like the Howells, Finzi and Elgar........oh and, the Holst and Bantock too!

To be fair to Naxos they made considerable inroads into bringing hitherto unrecorded/neglected composers to the masses at a much more reasonable price than the major, full price,  companies - who stuck a multitude of recordings of the same well worn material by premium cost artists.

It is always a shame when a series is promised and goes unfulfilled but it is only possible to get an economic sense of whether it is viable by starting on that journey. And the starting of a series has alerted one of a particular composer or encouraged a punt purchase at a reasonable cost.

I personally have nothing but praise for Naxos and their founder, who - you prob. know the story - only started the process as he was having trouble getting his Violinist wife's recording of a concerto by a major company and decided to fund his own. He ended up outselling the major's who neglected her!

I only offer this comment to bring balance to what has been said about Naxos - I'm not employed by them! 

I thought it might be helpful to say, I only use Mozilla Firefox and this has been faultless when I've been doing the downloads, so there certainly isn't an issue with the latest Firefox.

Indeed I would recommend it over any version of Microsoft Internet Explorer for general use as Firefox has always been more secure, though it is best to get a few add-ons to get the best from it.....

I've had Schurmann's 'George and the Bicycle' for years from a Chandos tape and have always wanted to hear more of his works.

I am really pleased to get to hear his Piano Concerto - may thanks to the uploader! 

Wow - great to get to hear another Moeran work - thanks for bringing it to my attention...

Aye Aye to all the above - A brilliant site -  I love this forum and check it regularly..........

The only regret is that the only thing I've been able to contribute is a listening ear!