Tuesday, November 01, 2011

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra http://nyphil.org puts many concerts from the current and past seasons online, in their "Watch & Listen" section. Their shows tend to be available online for only a week or so, so check in frequently. NY Phil also sells each season's complete concert recordings on iTunes.

Another fascinating project of the NY Phil is their Digital Archives http://archives.nyphil.org/. Apparently they never threw anything away, and now they're putting a lot of their archival material online. This includes hi-res photos of more than a thousand scores (marked with hand-written notes by Leonard Bernstein and other great conductors), thousands of printed programs, and countless business documents relating to the business of running one of the world's great orchestras. Warning: this site can consume many hours of your life, particularly if you decide to listen to a recording of Bernstein conducting Mahler's Ninth, while following the score online with his own notes in the margins.
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