Sampler CD
A downloadable CD of sample tracks from the Orchestral Concert CDs catalogue, featuring various artists
Recordings: 1966 to 1972
| The Sampler CD may be downloaded freely from this page; alternatively, physical copies may be ordered for £3 to cover materials and postage |
A free set of high quality Classical music sound sample downloads:
the ten tracks may be heard on this page, saved to your computer or burnt to CD.
Norman Lebrecht
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—Norman Lebrecht, private correspondence, 7th April 2009
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—John Sunier, Editor/Publisher, Audiophile Audition, October 2009
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“The dynamic range and depth of sound achieved by Geoffrey Terry make these stereo recordings amongst the finest ever made in the Royal Festival Hall.”
—Czech Music Direct
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| Track listing | CD/Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Festival Hall Organ | — | |
| 1 | (Recorded during a rehearsal with no audience present) | 3' 06" |
| Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London | ||
| Jan Novák: Philharmonic Dances (Choreæ Philharmonicæ) | CD1/2008 | |
| 2 | III Vivace [excerpt] | 5' 05" |
| Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 22nd October 1966 | ||
| Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no 3 in C major, op 26 | CD2/2008 | |
| 3 | II Tema con variazione [excerpt] | 5' 11" |
| Peter Katin, piano • Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 8th February 1967 | ||
| Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata in C minor, op 30 no 2 | CD3/2009 | |
| 4 | III Scherzo: Allegro [excerpt] | 2' 29" |
| Alfredo Campoli, violin; Peter Katin, piano • Recorded in the Fairfield Halls, Croydon on 24th September 1963 | ||
| Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio no 4 in E minor, op 90 (Dumky) | CD4/2009 | |
| 5 | V Allegro [excerpt] | 3' 23" |
| The Czech Trio • Recorded in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 15th October 1972 | ||
| Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta | CD5/2009 | |
| 6 | Dances of Galánta [excerpt] | 7' 45" |
| Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 26th February 1966 | ||
| Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major | CD6/2009 | |
| 7 | III Scherzo: Sehr schnell – Trio: Etwas langsamer [excerpt] | 8' 14" |
| Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 17th November 1967 | ||
| Josef Suk: Symphony in C minor, op 27 (Asrael) | CD7/2009 | |
| 8 | V Adagio – Mæstoso [excerpt] | 8' 16" |
| Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 13th November 1966 | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066 | CD8/2009 | |
| 9 | I Ouverture [excerpt] | 2' 46" |
| Leipzig Gewandhaus Bach Orchestra conducted by Gerhard Bosse Recorded in Camden Theatre, London in October 1966 | ||
| Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto no 2 in B minor, op 104 | CD9/2009 | |
| 10 | III Finale: Allegro moderato [excerpt] | 6' 41" |
| Saša Večtomov, cello; Central Bohemia Symphony Orchestra Recorded in Poděbrady Theatre, Czechoslovakia in 1970 | ||
| Total time: | 52' 56" | |
Copyright restrictions mean that the samples provided here have to be excerpts rather than full tracks; however, in most cases, the majority of each movement is provided in order to give a fair impression of the performance. Please note that the sound samples created for the Sampler CD have been created at a much higher quality than the other audio samples on this site. Hence, the files are quite substantial downloads but should give a good indication of the quality of the actual CDs.
Downloading individual tracks
To download the tracks to your computer, proceed as follows:
- Click the small down-pointing arrow at the extreme right of the playback controls for each track.
- Choose Save As Source... from the menu that appears, and save the file somewhere convenient on your own disk.
- Repeat for as many tracks as you wish to keep.
- If you wish to burn the tracks onto your own CD, you may like to download a printable front inlay and CD label.
Downloading the whole CD
To download the full set of tracks to your computer in one easy step, proceed as follows:
- Download a SamplerCD.zip archive containing all ten tracks, plus inlay and CD label as PDF files.
You may need to double-click on the downloaded SamplerCD.zip archive in order to access its contents.