YouTube

[MickyD]

This may have been mentioned before on these boards, but to my delight I have been finding complete works taken from CDs on YouTube recently. Today I have enjoyed an entire Vivaldi opera - it's an excellent way of sampling before buying!

[gamba]

I'm actually getting cello lessons from YouTube. It's quite incredible what's available. I know nothing equals a good teacher in person but there are so many aspects, bow hold, thumb position, same note from different strings & positions etc. that really only require a good close-up & sharp picture to set you on the right road. Plus, of course, being able to actually hear the result.

[Petrushka]

I recently came across Solti's entire 1983 Bayreuth Ring on YouTube but haven't had time to listen just yet. The 1958 Paul Czinner film of Karajan conducting Der Rosenkavalier is there in its entirety. Only last night I came across a film of Karl Bohm conducting Mozart's Requiem with a stellar line up of soloists again complete. There are some complete Proms broadcasts there as well.

Thanks to whoever uploads all this stuff.

[handsomefortune]

lessons, and even tuneing (if required) gamba

Thanks to whoever uploads all this stuff.

amen to that!

[Bryn]

Anyone streaming the EIF opening kitsch on Youtube?

[Wychwood]

Thanks for the link, Bryn. Wonderful that it was a free event, everyone evidently enjoying it, GD sprinting on to the stage at one point. Great fun. But with a visiting orchestra of the LAPO's stature, and the opening concert of an international festival, couldn't the programme have been a little more challenging?

[Bryn]

Not Youtube but Vimeo/ This is one of my all-time favourite videos.

[Mal]

This may have been mentioned before on these boards, but to my delight I have been finding complete works taken from CDs on YouTube recently. Today I have enjoyed an entire Vivaldi opera ...

And, being youtube, sometimes you can even see them!

If you join YouTube (Google) Music Premium you might get higher quality sound. Normal bitrate is 128 kbps AAC, premium bitrate is: 256 kbps AAC. But I'm not sure how this will work with your particular uploads. Wouldn't it depend on the quality of upload? Do Google force people to upload at a decent bit rate? In practice, do most people upload at a decent bit rate?

[Lordgeous]

Its an amazing resource - often keeps me up until the early hours - but no-one has mentioned the annoying ads they're now putting in the middle of wonderful performances, seemingly at random. I know YouTube is free but.....

[doversoul1]

Its an amazing resource - often keeps me up until the early hours - but no-one has mentioned the annoying ads they're now putting in the middle of wonderful performances, seemingly at random. I know YouTube is free but.....

Being ultra-non-tech, I have no idea how I did/it happened but somehow I added AVG browser on my PC. It pops up every time I turn my PC on overriding Microsoft Edge. This is very annoying but as I noticed that there were no adds on youtube if I watch it on AVG browser, I have kept it. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but I find the few extra second worth waiting when I turn on my PC. I assume this is because I don’t look at any commercial sites on this extra browser. Or are there any simple ways of getting rid of the ads on youtube?

[Mal]

Adblock blocks youtube ads really effectively. It's a superb freebie that removes ads from all sites (though some force you not to use it...) I can't remember seeing any youtube ads ever!

https://blog.getadblock.com/how-to-block-youtube-ads-with-adblock-c1bf528d9536

[Bryn]

On now, live:

Possibly catch it later, on-demand?

Coming over very nicely on Sennheiser HD 545 headphones via a cheapo Cambridge DacMagic USB DAC.

[hmvman]

A lot of the works on YT also have the score running along with the music which I find both entertaining and informative (although I'm not a very proficient score-reader).

[Bella Kemp]

Yes, youtube is wonderful but I do feel for the musicians who might otherwise benefit from sales and royalties and for the shops who once sold cds - do any of these latter still exist?

[LMcD]

Its an amazing resource - often keeps me up until the early hours - but no-one has mentioned the annoying ads they're now putting in the middle of wonderful performances, seemingly at random. I know YouTube is free but.....

Irritating, to put it mildly, and sometimes in mid-movement! As a general rule, if there's an ad before the item starts there's more likely to be one or more before it ends.