Beethoven downloads make BBC unpopular with CD / music industry
The free BBC downloads of the 9 Beethoven Symphonies has – as might be expected – caused some aggro with the music industry which has accused the Beeb of “devaluing the perceived value of music”. (Which is a bit much, coming from the managing director of the Naxos label, which itself shook up the music industry some 18 years ago by marketing cut-price classical music CDs)
The BBC is expected to announce the millionth download of the symphonies this week.