I have to suggest a website to you, Dear Reader.

The past days I’ve bought a few musical pieces from eClassical.com, a wonderful website that has mp3 recordings, without DRM or any other digital rights scheme, for very good prices. It’s super-easy: click on what you want to buy, enter your credit card number, and you get a download link back in the mail where you can download the files.

The selection is great. Alfvén, Haydn, Prokofiev, Telemann, Stenhammar, Mahler, Fauré, Orff, Pärt… Or try Beethoven’s nine symphonies (all of them) for $7.99…

My new favorite composer is Camille Saint-Saëns. His 3rd symphony (“Organ”) is highly recommended.