December 2010

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January Download Roundup by Brian Wilson

In Praise of Early Music Radio, UK by Nick Fritsch

ArkivMusic Best Recordings of 2010

Christmas Download Roundup by Brian Wilson

Photos from the Arthur Butterworth Symphony 5 recording session courtesy Lewis Foreman

The Treasure House of JS Bach by Alan Senior

Bach's Leipzig Cantatas - by Alan Senior

 

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MUSICWEB Special Offer We had great success with selling the Haydn Symphonies as mp3 files put onto CD (see review). This time we offer the complete organ works of J.S.Bach played by Kevin Bowyer on 8CDs containing 320 kbps mp3 files and a complete set of notes as a pdf file. You can buy these through MusicWeb for just £23 post-free here. Reviews by Brian Wilson and Kirk McElhearn Same Price: Complete Haydn Symphonies on mp3 CDs review NOTE: These sets cannot be played on a normal CD player. You will need one of the following: a computer; a portable MP3 device (like an iPod, but not limited to iPods); a DVD player; the latest generation of in-car disc players.

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