Deutsche Grammophon, part of the Universal Music Group, has announced that its large catalog of classical music is now available for download from their DG Web Shop. Deutsche Grammophon, the winners of Gramophone Magazines’ Label of the Year award 2007, are the top classical record label in the world.

Over 2,300 albums are available from the DG Web Shop and have been encoded at the highest MP3 bit rate of 320 kbps. In the audiophile community, it is agreed that this bit rate represents true CD quality; it is also a far higher quality than music from other digital music services. The service is available in 42 countries and downloaded music will be DRM-free.