Aaron from Musopen writing.
Just keep in mind the goal is not to have yet another set of Chopin. The goal is to have a public domain set of his music, ideally while I’m still alive.
Yes, all the great recordings will probably be in the public domain, but it will be many decades, and that is only if copyright terms don’t continue to be extended.
The goal is to ensure a high quality set exists now, so people can enjoy and make use of it. In 1-200 years, I hope Musopen will be hosting Rubinstein and Horowitz along with everything else.
