Classical Archives
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Launch date | August 2000 |
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Pricing model | Downloads for purchase, unlimited streaming by subscription |
Website | classicalarchives |
Classical Archives LLC is an
Classical Archives uses a proprietary system (called the Contextual Metadata Engine) that allows for the ingestion and cataloguing of all recordings based on musicological 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
File types
The 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
As 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
, etc.). As of June 2011, the Classical Archives has 904,230 registered members.Other site features
- Exclusive Interviews: Artistic Director Nolan Gasser has conducted exclusive interviews with international performers and composers including 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
- 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
- ^ a b Jurgensen, John (May 8, 2009). "New Ways to Buy Bach Online". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Piano Sonata No.14 in C#-, Op.27, No.2 ('Moonlight')". Classical Archives. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "CLASSICAL ARCHIVES INTERNET RADIO". Archived from the original on August 13, 2006.
- ^ "News & Information".
- ^ "About". classicalarchives.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Classical Archives: Exclusive Presentations".
- ^ "Classical Archives (c) 2001 Classical Archives, LLC". Archived from the original on March 31, 2001.
- ^ "Ludwig van Beethoven - Classical Archives". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
- ^ "Piano Sonata No.29 in Bb, Op.106 ('Hammerklavier')". classicalarchives.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Classical Archives: Featured Playlists". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
- ^ "Ludwig van Beethoven - Classical Archives". Archived from the original on March 2, 2010.