Classical Archives LLC is an online digital music store that solely focuses on classical music. Originally opening as the Classical MIDI Archives in 1994 primarily as a repository for free MIDI sequences of classical music works, in August 2000 the site incorporated as Classical Archives, LLC, and has since been also offering commercial label recordings for both streaming and downloading. Non-members can stream 60-second samples from any track on the Classical Archives. For a monthly fee of $7.99 (or $87.89 a year) members are able to stream any track, work, or album in its entirety from the site's catalogue, and receive a 10% discount on the price of downloads.[1] Both members and non-members can access detailed musicological information for each work: movements, genre, principal instruments, year of composition, and key. Additionally, nearly every composer's biography is provided.[2] Free radio streaming is available for computers and mobile devices that also includes a device to close the connection in one hour, if desired.[3]
Classical Archives LLC
Classical Archives Homepage, June 21, 2010
Launch date
August 2000; 23 years ago (2000-08)
Pricing model
Downloads for purchase, unlimited streaming by subscription
Classical Archives uses a proprietary system (called the Contextual Metadata Engine) that allows for the ingestion and cataloguing of all recordings based on musicologically accurate and uniform metadata. Because of the Contextual Metadata Engine, visitors can search and cross-reference by various relevant criteria: composer, work title, artist, albums, historical period, instrument, and genre, in order to find and compare different recordings.[4]
Classical Archives was founded by CEO Pierre R. Schwob. The cataloguing of the Classical Archives database is carried out by a team of musicologists led by Chief Musicologist and Artistic Director Dr. Nolan Gasser.[1]
Free One Click Concerts™: A concert length program of selected tracks based on either a special theme, composer, period, or genre.[7]
Free Classical Archives Internet Radio Stream Broadcast for computers and mobile devices [3]
About pages for composers and works. Powered by All Music Guide, biographies and work descriptions provide musicological and historical background.[8][9]
Playlists: Members have access to playlists that are created by other members and Classical Archives staff.[10]
Essentials: For each composer, a list of historically important works is presented.[11]
ReferencesEdit
^ abJurgensen, John (May 8, 2009). "New Ways to Buy Bach Online". The Wall Street Journal.
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Archives LLC and has since been also offering commercial label recordings for both streaming and downloading Non members can stream 60 second samples from any track on the Classical Archives For a monthly fee of 7 99 or 87 89 a year members are able to stream any track work or album in its entirety from the site s catalogue and receive a 10 discount on the price of downloads 1 Both members and non members can access detailed musicological information for each work movements genre principal instruments year of composition and key Additionally nearly every composer s biography is provided 2 Free radio streaming is available for computers and mobile devices that also includes a device to close the connection in one hour if desired 3 Classical Archives LLCClassical Archives Homepage June 21 2010Launch dateAugust 2000 23 years ago 2000 08 Pricing modelDownloads for purchase unlimited streaming by subscriptionWebsiteclassicalarchives wbr comClassical Archives uses a proprietary system called the Contextual Metadata Engine that allows for the ingestion and cataloguing of all recordings based on musicologically accurate and uniform metadata Because of the Contextual Metadata Engine visitors can search and cross reference by various relevant criteria composer work title artist albums historical period instrument and genre in order to find and compare different recordings 4 Classical Archives was founded by CEO Pierre R Schwob The cataloguing of the Classical Archives database is carried out by a team of musicologists led by Chief Musicologist and Artistic Director Dr Nolan Gasser 1 Contents 1 File types 2 Database 3 Other site features 4 References 5 External linksFile types EditThe site provides 320kbit s MP3 files for downloads and 160 kbit s AAC files for streaming Sample clips are streamed at 60kbit s for non members 5 Database EditAs of May 22 2011 the Classical Archives database features 12 046 composers 42 744 recording artists and 26 697 Albums from 268 labels These include the classical catalogues of Universal Music Group Deutsche Grammophon Decca Phillips ECM etc Sony RCA Columbia etc Naxos BIS Chandos Hanssler Classic etc and many independent labels through IODA harmonia mundi Nimbus Summit etc As of June 2011 the Classical Archives has 904 230 registered members Other site features EditExclusive Interviews Artistic Director Nolan Gasser has conducted exclusive interviews with international performers and composers including Marin Alsop American Brass Quintet Vladimir Ashkenazy Joshua Bell Ray Chen Gloria Coates John Corigliano Jeremy Denk Danielle de Niese Simone Dinnerstein JoAnn Falletta Renee Fleming David Finckel Alan Gilbert Vittorio Grigolo Helene Grimaud Hillary Hahn Wu Han Paul Hillier Daniel Hope Sharon Isbin David Lang Lang Lang Mark Padmore Sondra Radvanovsky Ryuichi Sakamoto Stile Antico Trio Mediaeval Susan Wadsworth Xiayin Wang and Eric Whitacre 6 Free One Click Concerts A concert length program of selected tracks based on either a special theme composer period or genre 7 Free Classical Archives Internet Radio Stream Broadcast for computers and mobile devices 3 About pages for composers and works Powered by All Music Guide biographies and work descriptions provide musicological and historical background 8 9 Playlists Members have access to playlists that are created by other members and Classical Archives staff 10 Essentials For each composer a list of historically important works is presented 11 References Edit a b Jurgensen John May 8 2009 New Ways to Buy Bach Online The Wall Street Journal http www classicalarchives com work 3962 html tvf tracks amp tv about a b CLASSICAL ARCHIVES INTERNET RADIO Archived from the original on 2006 08 13 News amp Information http www classicalarchives com about html Classical Archives Exclusive Presentations Classical Archives c 2001 Classical Archives LLC Archived from the original on 2001 03 31 Ludwig van Beethoven Classical Archives Archived from the original on 2012 10 12 http www classicalarchives com work 4018 html tvf tracks amp tv about Classical Archives Featured Playlists Archived from the original on 2012 10 12 Ludwig van Beethoven Classical Archives Archived from the original on 2010 03 02 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Classical Archives amp oldid 1162023457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
