Tips for Playing our Free Streaming Music (MP3) Samples

Play Free Streaming Schumann Sample

Schumann's Toccata in C Major Op 7	6:46min

Streaming Music on Pop Up Pages

In our attempt to make our Free MP3 samples readily available whilst making reasonable efforts to protect our intellectual property we have introduced a streaming music feature which relies on the very widely available Flash technology provided by Macromedia. Depending on your security settings you may need to set your browser to accept pop ups from this site and we promise not to include any nasty code, or even adverts, so that you can do that safely. The player should start automatically when the popup page opens and there is sufficient of the MP3 file downloaded and if this doesn't happen please click on the pause/start button a couple of times. The volume control speaks for itself. If the pop up launches but the player fails to launch it is worth a couple of retries

Flash

JS Bach's Toccata No1 in F# Minor BWV 910	9:00min

You can download the latest player software and then confirm the current status of your browser's Flash Plug In at Macromedia's web site.

Browser Compatibility

We have done our best to ensure a high level of browser compatibility for this site but it does rely on the Javascript for a number of active functions including the pull down menus in the heading. Independent access is provided by links from the site map and the index page. But the introduction of Flash streaming for the free samples of our original arrangements has put substantial strain on that commitment. On this page we are seeking to redress that by offering specific suggestions for particular operating systems. These suggestions refer to specific browser security settings, browser choice and browser upgrades.

Widor's Toccata from 5th Symphony	6:17min

Windows 7

Internet Explorer 9 generally seems to perform well with our Flash based streaming samples with medium - high security settings. So if you haven't already upgraded then this is probably worthwhile.

If you want to leave your Internet Explorer settings alone or you are having problems with Opera the we suggest that you try Firefox which you can download free of charge here: