Hyperion Records

These files are available for you to download free of charge for the purposes of checking that our files are compatible with your system. There are test files covering a range of musical styles, and each is available in MP3, Lossless FLAC and Lossless ALAC formats.

In each instance it is recommended that you save the test file before playing it (on Windows systems, right-click then select "Save link as …" or similar; on Macs, right-click then select "Download linked file as …").

Orchestral
MacCunn: The Lay of the Last Minstrel - Part 2. Final chorus: O Caledonia! stern and wild
Martyn Brabbins: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
1. MP3 5.0Mb 18 MacCunn The Lay of the Last Minstrel - Part 2.MP3
2. FLAC 14.5Mb 18 MacCunn The Lay of the Last Minstrel - Part 2.FLAC
3. ALAC 14.8Mb 18 MacCunn The Lay of the Last Minstrel - Part 2.M4A

Chamber
Schubert: String Quartet No 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden', D810 - Movement 3: Scherzo. Allegro molto
Takács Quartet
1. MP3 6.3Mb 3 Schubert String Quartet No 14 in D minor, D810 - 3 Scherzo Allegro molto.MP3
2. FLAC 17.2Mb 3 Schubert String Quartet No 14 in D minor, D810 - 3 Scherzo Allegro molto.FLAC
3. ALAC 17.4Mb 3 Schubert String Quartet No 14 in D minor, D810 - 3 Scherzo Allegro molto.M4A

Instrumental
Clementi: Piano Sonata in D major, Op 25 No 6 - Movement 2: Un poco andante
Howard Shelley
1. MP3 4.7Mb 14 Clementi Piano Sonata in D major, Op 25 No 6 - 2 Un poco andante.MP3
2. FLAC 8.8Mb 14 Clementi Piano Sonata in D major, Op 25 No 6 - 2 Un poco andante.FLAC
3. ALAC 9.1Mb 14 Clementi Piano Sonata in D major, Op 25 No 6 - 2 Un poco andante.M4A

Choral
Vaet: Videns Dominus
Cinquecento
1. MP3 8.4Mb 1 Vaet Videns Dominus.MP3
2. FLAC 23.8Mb 1 Vaet Videns Dominus.FLAC
3. ALAC 24.4Mb 1 Vaet Videns Dominus.M4A

Vocal
Sullivan: The Lost Chord, 'Seated one day at the organ'
Robert White, Stephen Hough
1. MP3 7.4Mb 1 Sullivan The Lost Chord.MP3
2. FLAC 15.6Mb 1 Sullivan The Lost Chord.FLAC
3. ALAC 16.3Mb 1 Sullivan The Lost Chord.M4A