Dear friends at mobileread.com,
I know that I promised a long time ago to give you some more sound samples of my playing (remember the Audition... thread?). Unfortunately I was and am rather busy with my new job at the Erfurt Opera House, so I never got around to recording anything new.
I do however still have a recording from Spring 2006 of the Bach Solo Sonata C-Major, or to be more precise of the first two parts of this Sonata, the Adagio and the Fugue. They are among the most difficult pieces I ever played and were also part of my Exams last year. It's a semi-professional recording and was done by the sound editor of the Wuerzburg Music-University.
Why am I posting this now?
Two reasons:
1) I promised you something and since I'm probably not going to be able to record anything new in the nearer future you'll just have to make do with something "old"...
2) Since the Kindle might just be coming out in Europe after all and I've just spent 11000€ on a violin and also quite a bit on a kitchen, furniture, the move to Erfurt and everything, I don't really have the cash to buy one right now, at least not without a seriously bad conscience...
I'm going to do the following:
I'll offer the mp3 files up for download. Anybody can just grab the .zip file containing both files for free, listen to it and do with it whatever you like (apart from selling it of course). If you like the files, then just send me 1€ by PayPal to RRohde(at)bigfoot(dot)com
No strings attached, no obligation, but if you like it...
In Case anyone from the RIAA is reading this...I played those tracks myself, the recording belongs to me and I own the ONLY copy ever made. I also ripped it to mp3, but since it's actually MY intellectual property I guess that in this case even you won't object...
Happy downloading! If you are waiting for one of the upcoming eink readers, then I'd recommend Track One (the Adagio) as meditation music...
Here is the link:
http://www.awde-sign.de/mobileread/B...landRohde).zip
You can also download the mp3 files seperatley by using these links:
http://www.awde-sign.de/mobileread/B...jor_Adagio.mp3
http://www.awde-sign.de/mobileread/B...ajor_Fugue.mp3