What is the best way to have an entire collection of Mozart's Symphonies without breaking the bank?

Yep, I can think of ways <cough, torrent, cough>

I’d still go the CD route. You can get some very fine recordings at used CD stores for an extremely small percentage of what you’ll pay on iTunes.

Go to a good classical CD store and get a boxed set. You might get lucky to find it used.

I agree with @GladysMensch. Used CD stores are the way to go.

Assuming you want to keep it legal – I’m not sure there’s a way you can keep it. But if you live in a city of any size, you probably have access to music from your local library, and that is likely to have a lot of Mozart, if anyone.

I actually have no idea how they might prevent users from copying tracks from those CDs to their hard drives.

@dappled_leaves they don’t ;)

That’s what I figured.

Though I am in no way suggesting that anyone flout copyright laws. In no way.

@dappled_leaves Shoot, if you only posted earlier! The local library here looks great.

Option 1 – get a youtube – mp3 converter, you’ll be able to turn any Mozart piece that is on youtube into an mp3 file.

Option 2 – internet radio…often i’ll find a station that plays 24/7 Mozart, or 24/7 Beethoven etc. Download a recorder for free and record all the internet radio you want. 100% free and legal.