Downloads from Hyperion
I see that Hyperion is now offering MP3 and FLAC downloads on its web site.
Prices seem to be £5.99, £6.99, or £7.99 for single albums, depending on the total length - which means competitive prices for shorter albums. Also, they do a multi-buy discount thingy - the more you spend, the bigger the discount.
Prices seem to be £5.99, £6.99, or £7.99 for single albums, depending on the total length - which means competitive prices for shorter albums. Also, they do a multi-buy discount thingy - the more you spend, the bigger the discount.
Comments
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2009/Dec09/Hyperiontop30.htm
"The log file for database 'HyperTest' is full. Back up the transaction log for the database to free up some log space"
Oh dear, and just when people might have have some available cash for splashing out on downloads. Come on Hyperion, we've been waiting for years to download from you, and now you seem to be blowing it.
EDIT. And I can't find any contact information to report this
Contact details:
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/about-hyperion.asp
Treated myself to Ibragimova's Bach sonatas and partitas - wonderful playing. I'm usually stuck: I hate the strident, overblown sound that many modern violinists make playing these works, but likewise find the dry, unlubricated fricatives of many HIP violinists tedious. Ibragimova manages a perfect balancing act between historically informed performance
But, in the immortal Franglais of the Google robot's translation of Qobuz's words on Hyperion:
"This label has a heart as big as this, and audiophiles of worldwide him wear a symbol of love is not about to flinch"
You get the gist.
Craig