[ENG.] In the field of classical music the best reissues in CD sets are still not properly available in digital format. Why is that?

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In the field of classical music the best reissues in CD sets are still not properly available in digital format. Why is that?

So, lately, online music services have been talking about satisfying classical music lovers. That's fine.

But the grumbling and dissatisfied user of the current services should not lose sight of the fact that the record companies in the first place also have a responsibility and work to do to improve the situation: it is their goods that are sold, so to speak, on the platforms. And if the record companies don't do their job properly, it's not the platforms that can turn mud into diamonds. 

Take the example of the big prestigious box sets dedicated to the great performers of the past that are constantly being released by almost all rec…