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GtrsRGr8 · 03-22-2017, 01:55 PM

Alexander Street's free downloads come out once every two weeks. The newest biweekly one is now available.

You must be registered with Alexander Street in order to get the free download. If you are not, you might want to go ahead and take care of that, if not for today's freebie, then for access to future freebies from them. Alexander Street's downloads are mainly intended for libraries and some other institutions, so the process to sign up is a little complicated (they do not forbid individuals from downloading their freebies, however). Unfortunately, I am not able to help you with this process, because the sign up webpage is no longer available to me since the time, a couple of months ago, that I accidentally wiped out the access information (I get access from an email message that they send me). Sorry, you're on your own, or will need the help from a kind MobileReader, if you run into trouble. Here is a link to Alexander Street's homepage, anyway.

Anyway, this bi-week's freebie is by composer Giuseppe Verdi. I'm going to be lazy, and just quote a blurb from Alexander Street about it:
The stunning aria "Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti" (Farewell, lovely, happy dreams of the past), is from Act III of Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata. Nearing death, Violetta bids farewell to the beauty in her life, and laments her lonely end as she fears she will die before her love, Alfredo, comes to see her.

This recording is performed by soprano Anna Tomowa-Sintow and the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Rouslan Raychev.

On an Alexander Street webpage somewhere, if you are a registered user, you will see an image (painting) of Giuseppe Verdi (you might be able to directly access the webpage by pointing your web browser here). To download the free piece (usually there are several of them, but this time just one), click on the bright blue "Download" button. That will take you a webpage with a link to the free piece. It is in light blue, within a light aqua blue box located near the top righthand corner of the webpage. Click on the link to download the piece. Alternatively, you might try directly entering this URL: http://openmusiclibrary.org/person/2...H_21_2017#hero.

I intensely dislike arias and operas (if they are different from arias, I don't know), so I won't give my opinion of this piece.

03-22-2017, 01:55 PM	#1544
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Alexander Street's free downloads come out once every two weeks. The newest biweekly one is now available. You must be registered with Alexander Street in order to get the free download. If you are not, you might want to go ahead and take care of that, if not for today's freebie, then for access to future freebies from them. Alexander Street's downloads are mainly intended for libraries and some other institutions, so the process to sign up is a little complicated (they do not forbid individuals from downloading their freebies, however). Unfortunately, I am not able to help you with this process, because the sign up webpage is no longer available to me since the time, a couple of months ago, that I accidentally wiped out the access information (I get access from an email message that they send me). Sorry, you're on your own, or will need the help from a kind MobileReader, if you run into trouble. Here is a link to Alexander Street's homepage, anyway. Anyway, this bi-week's freebie is by composer Giuseppe Verdi. I'm going to be lazy, and just quote a blurb from Alexander Street about it: The stunning aria "Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti" (Farewell, lovely, happy dreams of the past), is from Act III of Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata. Nearing death, Violetta bids farewell to the beauty in her life, and laments her lonely end as she fears she will die before her love, Alfredo, comes to see her. This recording is performed by soprano Anna Tomowa-Sintow and the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Rouslan Raychev. On an Alexander Street webpage somewhere, if you are a registered user, you will see an image (painting) of Giuseppe Verdi (you might be able to directly access the webpage by pointing your web browser here). To download the free piece (usually there are several of them, but this time just one), click on the bright blue "Download" button. That will take you a webpage with a link to the free piece. It is in light blue, within a light aqua blue box located near the top righthand corner of the webpage. Click on the link to download the piece. Alternatively, you might try directly entering this URL: http://openmusiclibrary.org/person/2...H_21_2017#hero. I intensely dislike arias and operas (if they are different from arias, I don't know), so I won't give my opinion of this piece. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 03-22-2017 at 02:02 PM.