Breaking: free classical downloads from major auction house

Brompton’s, the
esteemed auction house, and the only one in the country to specialise
exclusively in the sale of fine musical instruments, has made available for free
download a large number of classic recordings by the undisputed greats of the
string world.

Reading like a
‘who’s who’ of the definitive string players of the 20th Century, over a day’s
worth of high quality, re-mastered recordings from the likes of David Oistrakh,
Yehudi Menuhin, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo Casals and Jascha Heifetz are all now
available to download and keep from www.bromptons.co/music-library.html

Repertoire
highlights include the Elgar Cello Concerto performed by Casals, the Beethoven
Violin Concerto recorded by Menuhin, and the Paganini Violin Concerto No.1
performed by Kreisler. Providing a genuine resource for everyone from
music-lovers and amateur musicians to professional performers, listeners have
the opportunity to compare classic recordings from the masters; two recordings
by Jascha Heifetz of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto are available from opposite
ends of the artist’s performing career, while performances of the Elgar violin
concerto are available by various artists, including Albert Sammons, as
conducted by the composer himself. The website is also branching out beyond the
string world by featuring classic recordings from major artists including Alfred
Cortot with the complete Chopin Ballades.

Despite being
founded only four years ago, Brompton’s has already broken
multiple world records for sales and is the country’s number one auction house
for string instruments, selling more than Sotheby’s and Bonham’s in terms of
volume and value. It is now the first and only auction house to make
recordings available via its website, a move which represents an important step
in its plans to share specialist information and knowledge with its growing
audience. Brompton’s recently made available via its website the ‘Reference
Library,’ an exceptional and comprehensive tool to research instrument sale
prices from over 26,000 auction results, compare and examine instrument
photographs in high detail, and explore the wealth of information found in its
online library of books, biographies and articles. Visitor numbers to the
website have already increased tenfold.

James Buchanan of
Brompton’s, comments, “We’re very excited to be entering into this next phase in
the evolution of Brompton’s. As well as being the leading auction house for stringed
instruments, we are democratising information and resources by offering
recordings to music fans and opening up our extensive reference library – all
for free. This transparency allows us to forge a close relationship with our
existing as well as future clients.”

About
Brompton’s:

Brompton’s, located within
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, is the only auction house in the country to
specialise exclusively in the sale of fine musical instruments. It is the
number one auction house for string instruments, selling more than Sotheby’s and
Bonham’s in terms of volume and value, and has broken world records for auction
sales every year since its launch over four years ago.

 For more
information please visit www.bromptons.co