A few rock bands, in particular so called "jam bands", release digital files of an evening's concert as soon as the next day. As classical music grows in popularity among the digital generation, venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera should make digital recordings available on their websites immediately following a concert's conclusion. There are many people who would pay to hear Hilary Hahn's latest performance at Carnegie or Anna Netrebko singing Gounod's Juliette at the Met.
Such releases would benefit venues in two ways: 1) They would provide an added revenue stream to an industry that claims to be struggling financially, and 2) They would help to inspire interest in classical music among a younger demographic.
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Many live performances have been recorded.
Producers and customers seem to prefer a perfect, edited, studio performance, rather than a live performance which may have errors.
Belmont - I understand what you are saying, but there is a type of customer who wishes to own the recording of the performance that he or she witnessed. As for the errors: if you can spot the errors you have a very good ear. I think the warmth and energy of the live classical recording more than makes up for the occasional and rare missed note.