Classical | Public Domain 4U https://publicdomain4u.com MUSIC THAT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:20:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 “Rhapsody In Blue” by Paul Whiteman and George Gershwin https://publicdomain4u.com/rhapsody-in-blue-by-paul-whiteman-and-george-gershwin/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 02:13:23 +0000 http://publicdomain4u.com/?p=31804 rhapsody_in_blue_paul_whiteman_1927-250wpxWhat an inspired performance! I found this original performance of this classic at publicdomainreview.org. The former song-plugger turned composer wrote this song in 1924, and it still resonates today. I especially enjoy this version, and am very glad to share it with you.

Listen, download and read more here.

]]> 31804 Oratorio Chorus – George Frideric Handel’s “Hallelujah chorus – Messiah” https://publicdomain4u.com/oratorio-chorus-george-frideric-handels-hallelujah-chorus-messiah-mp3-download Tue, 14 May 2013 16:16:24 +0000 http://publicdomain4u.com/?p=29138 Here is a fantastic early recording of the Hallelujah chorus, from Handel’s Messiah. Originally released on Edison Diamond Disc, (a format which pre-dated even the 78 RMP record!) this remarkable performance by a virtuoso oratorio chorus from 1916 is now available for us to enjoy as an mp3. George Frideric Handel could scarcely have known when he composed this masterpiece in 1741, that it would ever be recorded in any audio format – after all, they didn’t even have electricity yet! I expect he would be amused and delighted to know that anyone in the world can listen to this now.

]]> 29138 London Philharmonic Orchestra – “Beethoven’s Concerto No. 5, in E-flat Major” https://publicdomain4u.com/london-philharmonic-orchestra-beethovens-concerto-no-5-in-e-flat-major/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:58:09 +0000 http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/?p=3328

Here is a stellar performance of Beethoven’s Concerto No. 5, in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”), by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by George Szell, featuring Benno Moiseivitch on piano. The audio quality is superb, especially when you consider this was recorded in 1938 and only much later transferred to a digital medium. Here’s the first movement.

I. Allegro

]]> 24115 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” https://publicdomain4u.com/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-eine-kleine-nachtmusik-classical-instrumental-music-mp3-download Thu, 17 May 2012 22:50:39 +0000 http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/?p=3249 It was the holiday season, December 17, to be exact, in 1936, when this magnificent performance of Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” was recorded by The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the inspired leadership of the great German conductor Bruno Walter, each movement of the masterpiece comes to life and crackles with joyful energy.

Kudos to F. Reeder for the outstanding audio transfer to digital from the original Victor 78 RPM record. Here are all four movements, as breathtaking and unpretentiously beautiful as any music ever conceived. You can click the first one and the player will take you through the rest in sequence, or if you prefer you can download them by right clicking the links, select “save as” and download the files. Enjoy!

I. Allegro

II. Romanze (Andante)

III. Menuetto and Trio (Allegretto)

IV. Rondo (Allegro)

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