Forgive the presumption, but would you not be better off downloading the music. That way you could get better recordings of the music and perhaps choose to hear it on period instruments? I feel the actual music counts more than the versions available to Kubrick.

Of course, with the Irish music, you may feel that the performers (The Chieftains) are key. I presume their back catalogue is available for download?

Either way, I hope we can both agree that Barry Lyndon is his most underrated film.

I have always thought it strange that he took such pains with his visual effects to try and evoke the period (so much looks like Reynolds or Gainsborough) but not with his choice of music. The music works very effectively but does not keep to period. Perhaps Kubrick commented on this?

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