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Monday, 21 March 2005 |
Classical-music
fans feel slighted in era of iPod
AZ
Central.com - AZ,USA
When Mary Bragg got an iPod for Christmas, one of the first things she
wanted to do was download some of her favorite classical pieces from the
Internet - just as her friends were doing with pop songs. But trying to locate a
Chopin prelude she had read about in a novel, Bragg quickly got frustrated and
turned instead to her father's and brother's CD collections.
"There's a need for better organization, especially for people who need to find
something fast," says the 23-year-old financial-services worker.
Pity the classical-music fan. While lovers of pop, rock, jazz, folk and rap can
surf the Web and easily download everything from Iggy Pop to 50 Cent, the
digital age has left consumers with a taste for portable Tchaikovsky more or
less in the lurch. Popular sites like Napster, Yahoo Inc.'s Musicmatch and
Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Music devote only 2 percent to 10 percent of their
offerings to classical works, and the hunt for a specific track can be tough
going, especially for classical fans with sophisticated tastes.
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